The trailer lies. Not a lot, but it lies 😉

I enjoyed the film immensely. While the core premise of the film is shaky – you only use 20% of your brain – the rest of it hangs together well.

It explores a few topics, like how intelligence is tied to who you are. How someone’s goals are shaped by their limits. Addictive personalities. All that good stuff.

And it does it with Eddie Morra narrating. Sometimes that can be a sign of a lazy script. Tell, not show. But sometimes it works. When it’s the right kind of story. This is that kind of story. Very focused on the one character. So it works when he talks to you. Especially as it starts in medias res, then flashes back.