Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 20, 2025 4/5

The slickness and coolness of "Limitless" is also cemented by Bradley Cooper's performance.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia May 11, 2024 5/10

Its science fiction premise about the enhanced drug has a gripping start, but it never breaks its limits and loses the dose of suspense when it frequents common places that, as a side effect, make it terribly dull. [Full review in Spanish]

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Aug 9, 2023 2/5

Every generation gets its Boiler Room.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jul 31, 2023 2.5/4

Limitless is frustrating because there are plenty of compelling ideas at work here, but they’re dumbed down by a screenplay that isn’t capable of being as intelligent as its central character.

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James Croot The Post NZ Feb 15, 2022

Although somewhat limited by the story and, noticeably, the budget, the boundless enthusiasm of its star stops any dullness setting in.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 30, 2020 7/10

Possesses a unique plot, fascinating concepts, and genuine thrills.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 14, 2020 3.0/4.0

Cooper is a blast here.

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Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Aug 11, 2020 B

Yes, it does have its faults, but I think people will be satisfied with what they get here.

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Noah Berlatsky Splice Today Sep 18, 2019

Limitless demonstrates with depressing finality that the power fantasies of adults are much more banal than the power fantasies of children.

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Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Aug 19, 2019

Behind the quick wit and instant gratification lies the hot pulse of a crime movie-it has the ingenuity of soft-core Tarantino...

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Ellie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Jun 7, 2019 2.5/4

Strictly a no-thinking zone.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News May 8, 2019

This visually dazzling and briskly paced drama is a solid excursion with a strong lead performance from Bradley Cooper, but it never quite delivers on its potential after a first half that suggests bigger and better things.

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Abbie Bernstein Assignment X Feb 16, 2019 A-

Limitless emerges as a science fiction film about human intelligence that is not only intelligent but also utterly entertaining and blessed unpretentious.

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Nathalia Aryani San Diego Entertainer Jan 28, 2019

With arresting premise, visual and action, it's more than a thrill in a pill.

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Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Jan 8, 2019 2.5/5

It's hard to believe you'd be squinting at your watch in the dark while two of the most charismatic actors in Hollywood are on the screen in front of you.

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Stephen Leach CineVue Dec 14, 2018 2/5

Limitless unfolds into an incongruent mess, and like its protagonist, has severely depleted serotonin levels by the time the credits roll.

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Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current Jan 29, 2018 C

Once that buzz starts to wear thin, things become exhausting.

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Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter Jun 29, 2017

Lots to think about. And I think it's a pretty good movie.

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Sergio Benítez Espinof Apr 27, 2016

The thriller structure of 'Limitless' and its turns that will mark out the course of action, lack the much needed quality of surprise. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ray Pride Newcity Apr 8, 2014

Let's describe Neil Burger's latest as director "Abraham Polonsky's 'The Matrix.'" It's a hyper-local amped-up Manhattan melodrama that pulses through one man's mind, one user's bloodstream.

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