You have to wake up pretty early in the morning to fool me. Or by 3 p.m. if it’s a Saturday.Yeah, it sure would be amazing to operate at full potential, which is why the premise for Limitless – a guy takes a pill that enables him to access 100% of his brain – was all that nine friends and I needed to get pumped to see it opening weekend.
And it turned out to be way more than just an interesting jumping-off point. This is a fast-paced thriller, shot in the style of Fight Club. It’s awesome.
The pill that Bradley Cooper’s character pops takes all of thirty seconds to turn him into a mental super-hero, capable of not only learning things rapidly, but recalling anything he’s ever seen or heard. However, it comes with a hefty price, both medically and criminally.
Interesting to note: there’s already something that’ll actually make you use negative percent of your brain: reality TV. So if you’ve been watching “Super Nanny,” or “American Idol,” (which will sink your brain capacity into negative triple-digits) go see Limitless, and get yourself back on the plus side.
