The movie ends when morra is running for senate for the first time and the tv series starts when he is running a second time. The movie is about a downandout guy who takes a smart pill, then can instantly write a book in four days, learn a language in hours and run. Bradley cooper fits well into the two versions of eddie morra, and director neil burger does inventive visual. The spoilertv favourite tv series competition 2016 day 6 lost vs. Its silly, its flawed, and there are logic gaps, which the film works hard to sort out but doesnt quite camouflage. It has clever visuals and cinematography further reinforcing the clear differences between the average man and a limitless one. Now, yes i know he is during the movie, but at the end he claims that the effects of nzt have been made permanent and he no longer needs it. Facing unemployment and his girlfriends rejection, writer eddie morra bradley cooper is convinced that he has no future. The next call he makes coincidentally rings the phone of the tancoat tough guy sitting on the other side of a parkette.
Eddie morra cooper, a burntout writer, discovers a topsecret pill that unlocks 100% of his brains capacity. I like the movie but watching it again, the ending really bites. He makes some sort of joke with the waiter but his bradley cooper accent is so terrible that its pretty hard to follow. Limitless has an excellent idea for a story, but the actual plot doesnt fully deliver on this imaginative idea. Questionable plot points aside, limitless is a visually interesting movie. Eddie is a downonhisluck writer that cant get a regular job but he does have a book deal. Enjoyable, fastmoving stuff on the whole, although a murder subplot appears to get lost in the edit, and some of the comic possibilities are overlooked.
Eddie morra is a struggling author in new york city. He makes some sort of joke with the waiter but his bradley cooper accent. Limitless only uses 15, maybe 20 percent of its brain. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. Apr 17, 2017 now that limitless season 2 might be moving to a new network, there are speculations that aside from brian finch, new characters might be introduced to make way for a series rebrand and to serve as plot extensions. Limitless has all the compelling drama and immersive storyline of any of the recent big budget scifi blockbusters, and does it with about a thousandth of the special effects. Later this week, cbs will start airing limitless, a series that continues the 2011 film of the same name. At the start of the film a marijuana dealer says that we can only access 20% of our brain and that nzt lets a person access all of it, referring to a common myth. In the last scene of the movie limitless, there is a short exchange between eddie and the waiter that is not subtitled. The effect of the tech on human lives is at the core of all the best scifi, and this movie minimizes the scifi and maximizes the story of morras bradley cooper awakening. Some thoughts about the film would you take a pill to have limitless mental ability.
Eddie finds the results more than impressive and decides to seek out vernon to ask for more pills, but a. At the end of limitless the film, is eddie really off of nzt. Can someone explain the ending of limitless spoilers. Mar 28, 2011 that could probably be blamed on one too many plots needing to be wrapped up, but that doesnt account for an ending that misses the general point. The final resolution is satisfying, but the violence and immorality ultimately overshadow the outcome. Mar 16, 2011 a subplot about a murder, however, raises questions it doesnt answer, and all the quasicriminal stuff seems a little perfunctory.
The film was released in the united states and canada on march 18, 2011, and in the united kingdom on march 23, 2011. This is alluded to in the movie, as the protagonists exwife. Limitless posted by bradley adams at august 20, 2016 2016 tv series competition agents of shield cancelled shows limitless. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. Limitless is unexpectedly funny with an intriguing plot. Drugs are the main issue here nzt is fictitious, but it drives the movie s entire plot. The movie shows the excitement of the high as well as. The lego movie 2 2019 the nutcracker and the four realms. The biggest problem with limitless, however, is that the ending is. However, there is an alternate ending to the movie, where eddie doesnt deny that he is on nzt, and speculates that he can use. First, when eddie walks into his office and sees carl, he acts surprised. Bradley cooper is the actor who plays the main character eddie morra.
Still, limitless is ditzy fun in its own fashion, though that fashion ends up being nothing but lifestyle porn and a whole lot of jumpy tricks from director neil burger, who uses all the razzledazzle he can muster to keep you from noticing that his movie is about exactly nothing until after the credits have started to role. Vernon gives him an experimental drug called nzt to increase his creativity. That could probably be blamed on one too many plots needing to be wrapped up, but that doesnt account for an ending that misses the general point. The sensitivity of the plot that involves the mysterious drug, nzt, has also sparked controversies.
The dvds will also have a feature called a man without limits, taking it to the limit. The movie is not terrifically good, but the premise is intriguing. Sands established an evil group of nztfueled masterminds, broke out of jail, and blew up a van. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, suspense and clever films with plots about technology, catastrophe, chase, storytelling, dialogue, mentor and death mostly in thriller, scifi and action genres. At the end of limitless the film, is eddie really off of. Limitless is not afraid to go far out of the playing field with worldbending images and sharp color on its edges. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing limitless near you. What does bradley cooper say in chinese at the end of. It makes you think, sure, but the plot holes and poorly written characters are not terribly entrancing.
Now, yes i know he is during the movie, but at the end he. With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers. Still, perhaps thats what limitless sets out to be. The evidence of this is when he describes that hes off of them but he took the good parts of the drug he had previously been taking, due to the focused side effect he feels he finds a way to create such a drug without having to take it regularly. Sep 20, 2015 later this week, cbs will start airing limitless, a series that continues the 2011 film of the same name. Eddie tries to find vernons other clients to understand more, but each phone call is a dead end with users either dead or hospitalized. Just a nonserious movie where you can shut your brain off and enjoy. Although its script is uneven, neil burger directs limitless with plenty of visual panache, and bradley cooper makes for a charismatic star. Revisiting limitless, a movie about drugs and loneliness. Mar 10, 2019 but the ending stuck the landing in such a way that im here talking to you about a movie that im not completely sure of all the details. First, the non verbal communication between eddie and lindy at the end of the movie right after he spoke fluent chineese suggested that he was on.
Limitless is making the same gambit as foxs minority report, in hopes that the plot of a. When morra takes the pill, the sickly blue wash is removed and the world is full of color and vitality. July 19th, 2011 pg 1 hr 45 min follow the movie on facebook. Mar 24, 2011 enjoyable, fastmoving stuff on the whole, although a murder sub plot appears to get lost in the edit, and some of the comic possibilities are overlooked. Drugs are the main issue here nzt is fictitious, but it drives the movies entire plot. Limitless 2011 movie mistakes more all mistakes 1 audio problem 1 character mistake 1 continuity mistake 3 factual errors 1 other mistake 1 plot hole 1 revealing mistake order by popularity order chronologically all seasons no specific season season 1 titles starting with l. Its silly, its flawed, and there are logic gaps, which the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The film follows edward morra, a struggling writer who is introduced to a nootropic drug called nzt48, which gives him the ability to. Eddie morra was at the hotelroom when the blonde was murdered. Lucy 2014, source code 2011, inception 2010, selfless 2015, person of interest 2011.
New limitless movie delivered interesing plot,lots of. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. That all changes when an old friend introduces him to mdt, a drug that produces enhanced mental abilities. Limitless 2011 bradley cooper eddie morra sees the.
A perfect drug is the one that stops you from needing more of them. But the ending stuck the landing in such a way that im here talking to you about a movie that im not completely sure of all the details. His girlfriend lindy, frustrated with his lack of progress as well as his seeming. First, the non verbal communication between eddie and lindy at the end of the movieright after he spoke fluent chineese suggested that he. There is a scene midway through limitless in which abbie cornishs character is running through a park, attempting to escape a guy intent on gutting her. Limitless is a 2011 american science fiction thriller film directed by neil burger and written by leslie dixon. Also, though the acting is good, the third act takes a dark, violent turn that takes away from the movies popcorn appeal. The plot hits some nasty speed bumps, and the ending is rote. The movie shows the excitement of the high as well as the horror of the crash, the sickness, the sideeffects, etc.
Theres giant plot holes in the rest of the movie, its not like the ending has to make sense. Recently dumped by girlfriend lindy, he heads back home when he meets his former brotherinlaw, vernon. This alternate ending is available on the limitless dvd and bluray, which will be in stores on july 19th. But in the followup tv series limitless s01e, brian doesnt know of his permanent nzt effects and hence assumes that the senator can pause his doses for a little while to get a nztfree blood sample.
A subplot about a murder, however, raises questions it doesnt answer, and all the quasicriminal stuff seems a little perfunctory. He instantly acquires mindbending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women and. Its a somewhat darker version of the ending, in which things dont seem quite as clear cut. Aspiring writer eddie morra is a loser at work and romance. The plot of the film is that there is a drug called ntz which makes people extremely intelligent, and at the very end bradley coopers character speaks chinese as a way to round off this idea.
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