Released on: 2005
Rating: 6.50
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Movie Review: Limitless (2011)
Bradley Cooper in Limitless
Photo: Relativity MediaThe theory is to say as humans we use only 10% of our brain. Limitless is a bit kinder and doubles that number, and even though the idea humans use only a fraction of their brain has been proven to be a myth that doesn't make the idea of a super pill that allows us to put our brains to better use any less fascinating. In fact, it's the reason I was drawn to this film.
Limitless works on the theory that one single pill, referred to as Nzt, can give someone the ability to access all areas of their brain at once. Your memory is heightened, you're able to take in and retain information at a faster pace, thoughts come together quicker and as Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) says, even "math becomes useful."
Eddie's an aspiring author plagued by writer's block and he's»
- Brad Brevet
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Movie Review: Win Win (2011)
Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win
Photo: Fox Searchlight PicturesI can't tell if Thomas McCarthy's most admirable talent is writing in such a way his characters feel real, or if it's his ability to cast the perfect actors to bring those characters to life. Or, perhaps it's his ability as a director to frame his stories in such a way that they feel about as authentic as a fictional drama can. Either way he has once again accomplished what he previously achieved with The Station Agent and The Visitor with Win Win, a human drama so well acted, written and directed even it's flaws are able to be overlooked.
Mike and Jackie Flaherty (Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan) lead pretty standard lives in the small town of New Providence, New Jersey. She's a housewife with two kids and he's an attorney who moonlights as the wrestling»
- Brad Brevet
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