Limitless is a thriller with a plot that seems quite plausable. Hot actor Bradley Cooper (The Hangover & A-Team) plays Eddie Morra, a not very successfull writer currently in the grip of writer’s block. Eddie drinks too much and fools around too much, both which repeatedly gets him dumped by girlfriends.
In one of those “only in the movies” coincidences, Eddie runs into the drug dealing brother of one of his ex-girlfreinds. The brother gives Eddie a pill that will allow him to unleash 100% of his brain’s potential power. Apparently most people only use 20% of their brain. Eddie takes the pill and his whole life suddenly changes.
With his supercharged brain Eddie is able to complete tasks in only a fraction of the normal time. He is also able to instantly calculate the odds and probabilities of different gambling activities, which catches the attention of the local mobsters (led by Robert De Niro).
As Eddie finds himself becoming addicted to the drug and endangered by the mob he must come terms with who he is and what he really wants in life.
Bradley Cooper = Eddie Morra
Robert De Niro = Carl Van Loon
Abbie Cornish = Lindy
Anna Friel = Melissa
Andrew Howard = Gennady
Johnny Whitworth = Vernon
Robert John Burke = Pierce
Darren Goldstein = Kevin
TV Carpio = Valerie
Ned Eisenberg = Morris Brandt
All you need to know about this movie is that it was made back in 2006 and released in countries other than the United States. The movie final saw its US release in 2008, two years after its creation, with almost no advertising. Now this is not the way you release a movie that the filmmakers think is going to be a big hit. No, this is the way you release a movie that you know is going to bomb.
The move title Case 39 represents the thirty ninth child abuse case assigned to social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger). Apparently the parents of 10 year old Lilly Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) tried to kill her in an oversized oven. The parents are now in a mental prison, and Emily feels so sorry for Lilly and takes such a liking to her that she quits her social worker job and brings Lilly into her own home as a temporary foster mother. This will be the arrangement until a suitable long term home can be found for Lilly.
Before too long friends and acquaintances of Emily’s start hallucinating and killing themselves in horrible ways. Emily discovers that before each incident Lilly had called each one up on the phone.
Emily begins to put the pieces together that this cute little child is really a demonic killing machine with a thirst for imaginative endings. Unfortunately there are so many plot holes in this story that if you are like me you will be more concerned with counting them all rather than paying attention to the movie.
My advice is to rent The Exorcist and see how this type of film should really be done.
Renée Zellweger = Emily Jenkins
Jodelle Ferland = Lillith Sullivan
Ian McShane = Detective Mike Barron
Bradley Cooper = Douglas J. Ames
Callum Keith Rennie = Edward Sullivan
Kerry O’Malley = Margaret Sullivan
Adrian Lester = Wayne
Georgia Craig = Denise
Cynthia Stevenson = Nancy
Alexander Conti = Diego Ramirez
The A-Team was one of those guilty pleasures of the 1980s. It was big and loud with lots of action and absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. But man was it fun to watch! And if you liked the original tv series then you are going to like this movie.
Updated for contemporary times, the A-Team consists of 4 ex-special forces specialists who worked deep in Iraq. Apparently these guys pissed someone off because while in Iraq they were framed for war crimes. They were able to escape to the United States where they now run down leads on who set them up. At the same time they are trying to clear their names they help out whomever they happen to come across that needs mercenary help.
The A-team four are Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith (Liam Neeson), Lieutenant Templeton “Faceman” Peck (Bradley Cooper), Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (Sharlto Copley) and Sergeant Bosco Albert B.A. “Bad Attitude” Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson). Together they blow up or shoot down damn near everything in this film. It is a wild ride and so much fun to watch.
How do you get acting talent like Sandra Bullock, Thomas Hayden Church and Bradley Cooper in the same movie and then make a stinker? Easy … you make the movie about a mentally unstable stalker (Bullock) and then leave out all of the jokes. That is exactly what the makers of this film did. I beg you not to pay good money to see this film. If you must see how bad this is for yourself then you’d better watch it for free.
The basic plot of this movie is about a sex starved and mentally unstable woman named Mary (Sandra Bullock) who irritates everyone she comes in contact with due to her non-stop yaking and nervous nature. She makes a living by creating challenging crossword puzzles for a local paper. After she gets a chance at a blind date with a handsome tv news camerman named Steve (Bradley Cooper) that ends in rushed sex, she decides that he is her soul mate and begins to follow (make that stalk) him across the country as he goes about his job.
The entire movie is about Steve trying to get rid of his stalker who just won’t leave him alone.
The fact that Mary has a mental condition, and not just a hyperactive personality, makes this whole premise appear in bad taste to me. You don’t make fun of people who are sick with mental illness. Frankly I am shocked that these actors would agree to be involved in a movie like this.
Sandra Bullock has really lucked out with the timing of this movie though. Remember Speed 2? That stinker derailed her career for a couple of years afterwards. But this movie came out just prior to two huge hits …. The Proposal and The Blind Side. So no one even mentions All About Steve these days.
If you decide to watch this movie just remember that I warned you.
Enter Steve (played by Bradley Cooper), a handsome cable-news cameraman. So, when Mary meets Steve, she falls head over heels for him. Later she misunderstands a stray comment he makes while scampering away from her as an invitation for joining him on the roads covering up breaking news, stalking him throughout the country.
Now, as if all the so called comedy was not enough, the makers decide to throw in a dash of sentimental stuff, with Mary making philosophical observations about life. By the end of the movie, you may actually feel like suing the makers for mental trauma.
Watch All About Steve Cast
Sandra Bullock … Mary Horowitz
Thomas Haden Church … Hartman Hughes
Bradley Cooper … Steve
Ken Jeong … Angus
DJ Qualls … Howard
Katy Mixon … Elizabeth
Howard Hesseman …
Beth Grant … Mrs. Horowitz
Gillian Vigman … Misc. New Reporter
M.C. Gainey … Earl
Kerri Kenney … Miss Hancock
Jonathan Chase … Dave
Andrew Caldwell … Young Rescuer
Stephanie Venditto … KOCO Reporter
Luenell … Protester’s Wife
Dorie Barton … Reporter
Rachel Sterling … Botanist
Claire Coffee … Colorado Reporter
Noah Munck … Large Kid
Carlos G�mez … Rescue Supervisor
Jason Jones … Nick Vasquez
Hira Ambrosino … Mrs. Yamamoto
James Martin Kelly … Mine Safety Expert
Wayne Grace …
Symba Smith … Houston Anchor
George Sharperson … Rescuer
Darcy Fowers … Guest Expert
Jordan Green … Kid in back row
Sara Sanderson … Houston Anchor
DeeDee Bigelow … Saloon Gal
Ted Garcia … Christian Meteorologist
P.J. Marino … KOCO Sound Tech
Larry Dorf … MSNBC Reporter
Hollie Stenson … Reporter
Gene Mitchell … Crossword Businessman
Joe Koons … Wrangler
Bridget Shergalis … Mini Mary
Nick Hodaly … CCN Arab News Anchor
Adele Jones … Hairdresser
John Robert … Rescuer
Patterson Lundquist … BSBC Sound / Video Tech
Jeffrey Scott Jones … Photo Journalist
Joy Darash … Hipster Girl
Jon Donahue … Gambling Reporter
Joey Nader … Reporter #2
Michael Joseph Carr … B.B.C. Reporter
Patrick Brown … Horowitz House Reporter #2
Ben Macdonald … Australian News Anchor
Carolyn Christian … Reporter #4 (as Carole Bardwell)
Mami Saito … Japanese news Anchor
Michelle Bloomdahl … Concerned Onlooker
Brittany Mason … 14 Year Old Girl
Vernard ‘Bone’ Hampton … Security Guard
Kurt Ela … Reporter
Justin Grafman … Boy in Well
Paul Beller … Fireman
Delaney Hamilton … Little Girl
Alvera DeLeon … Reporter
Hari Kondabolu … Crossword Businessman
Scott Alan … Newsroom Technician (uncredited)
Janis Jones … Protester (uncredited)
Kelli Kirkland … Receptionist (uncredited)
Keith David … Earl
Leslie Augustine … Prairie Girl (uncredited)
