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Limitless, 2011
English
USA
Profile of Limitless
The mood of Limitless is stylized, thought provoking, and clever. The plot centers around a prodigy, a life turned upside-down, and superhuman powers. It is a thriller and sci-fi movie. Stylistically, Limitless includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious. The pacing is fast. Limitless is set in New York. It happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book. Limitless is known for being critically acclaimed. Note that it includes violent content.
Summary of Limitless
An intellectual slacker and former cocaine addict, now eking out a living as a copywriter for a small publishing house. Through a bizarre series of coincidences, Eddie finds himself in possession of MTD-48, a drug that has some curious effects. On his first trip, Eddie discovers that the drug boosts the intellect, making him far smarter - but also faster, more intuitive, and more charismatic. By warding off sleep and focusing his attention span, Eddie finds that the drug enables him, in a matter of hours, to write a book, learn a foreign language, or predict certain events by detecting patterns in vast amounts of information. What author Glynn has imagined is the perfect drug for the information age, one that makes its user a match for the ceaseless flow of data from television and newspapers to the Internet. Rather than being lost in the overload of endless news, history, opinions, and other information, the user of MDT-48 can take it all in and find meaningful patterns within it. It is an addictive combination, and the book follows Eddie's adventures as he goes through numerous career changes: from copywriter to stock trader and ultimately high- finance guru. However, like all drugs, MDT-48 has its downside, including lethal withdrawal symptoms and terrifying side-effects that can render a user homicidal. If this were not enough, the drug itself is both created and distributed by a shadowy corporation worthy of Pynchonian paranoia, and it isn't too long before Eddie begins to suspect that he didn't just "find" MDT-48 after all.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 8 March 2011 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
Cast and Crew
as Eddie Spinola
as Gennady
as Melissa
as Lindy
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Users Reviews
- 08.April.2011
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- by: Alexander Chalkidis
- Alexander Chalkidis rated this movie6/10Okay
- 19.March.2011
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- by: meirav
- meirav rated this movie7/10Good
