More than "The Hangover" or, goodness knows, "All About Steve," "Limitless" is a showcase for his gift of exemplary just-above-averageness.
Told this way, Herman Mankiewicz's career sounds exemplary, but these are just the bare bones of the truth.
The performances are still exemplary, not just by the leads but also by Mandy Patinkin as Claire's C.I.A. mentor, David Harewood as the deputy director and Morgan Saylor as Brody's daughter.
Apart from realism and antirealism, our discussions touched on many topics, including the importance of fighting racism, an area in which Michael was exemplary, not just as a thinker, but as a human being.
What has distinguished Woods from even Palmer and Jordan, though, was the fact that his appeal seemed to transcend sports, in the sense that his success was presented in things like the Accenture ads as exemplary not just of athletic ability, but of an approach to the world that other high-powered professionals could apply to their own jobs.
It is exemplary not just within the health sector, but across all sectors," said Mr Lazzarini.
"I demand that Fifa gives Rodrigo Paiva an exemplary punishment just like the one imposed on my colleague [Luis] Suárez!!!" tweeted Pinilla.
Since some American-inspired arm-twisting last year, Mr Saaskashvili's public utterances have been exemplary.Just possibly, the attack was nothing to do with local politics, but one Kremlin faction signalling to another that it has the capability to start a war if thwarted.
All these, but above all the agonised arguments between her advisers and gurus - far more important than most of the Cabinet – over taxation, exchange controls, monetary targets and Geoffrey Howe's 1981 budget, are recounted with exemplary clarity, not just through her eyes but with complete fairness.
She was just exemplary in her performance, her attitude and everything".
