Limitless ***½

Neil Burger directed this Action/Thriller. Watch Preview Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel, Tomas Arana, Andrew Howard. Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language. Running time is one hour and forty-five minutes.

An unsuccessful writer's (Cooper) life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces (Howard) that threaten his new life.

 For those who like fast paced, intelligent films that give you no real clue where they're headed, this fits the bill quite nicely. Cooper plays a loser who is likable and who remains so after his intellect is enhanced. The pacing is very good, I didn't look at my watch once, and I never had a real feeling about how it all was going to end. This is definitely Cooper's picture, all of the other roles are very secondary to his. There's nothing in this film that requires a large theatre but you will probably become more involved if you watch it in one. Times/Theatres.