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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Emily Blunt
Bruce Willis
Jeff Daniels
Paul Dano
Piper Perabo

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A man who works as a "looper" - a hitman sent targets from the mob in the future - realizes his latest hit is his future self. -- Chris Kavan

05/16/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"Looper" by Yojimbo

In a future where time travel has been invented and outlawed, it is used solely by a criminal organisation who use it to "disappear" undesirables into the past where they are disposed of by hired killers called "loopers". I was very much looking forward to Rian Johnson's foray into science fiction, being a big fan of his two previous films both of which were similar genre homages. Sci fi is a rather more difficult nut to crack however, as most of the concepts it employs can be traced back to a few key examples. In this case, the comparisons to The Terminator in particular, Twelve Monkeys and Blade Runner are obvious making Looper feel a little too referential in way that Brick and The Brothers Bloom avoided. It could also be argued that its monicker could just as easily refer to the many ...

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3/4 

01/15/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Energetic theme, with believable characters

Rian Johnson with the haunting score of his brother Nathan, brings a sci-fi film that might be slightly down the level, may be due to the budget. Looper is a different film that sticks mainly upon few characters both in past and future. This is not like cloud atlas connecting the past and present, but it is a different idea of time travel, to bring the past and future in the same frame. I like the way some scenes are presented with both the past and future seems likely same. Johnson ensures that narrative is tight enough to make audience understand the concept of loopers. The viewers get clear idea of the various terms in the film, and later on will be used for understanding the film’s plot. Nothing deep or really remarkable is in Looper. I don’t understand the point that this film is giv...

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2.5/4 

10/17/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Looper

"We live the good life and the only rule is never let your target escape, even if your target is you." An unexpected awesome film with a very solid cast and wonderful premise. In the future, a mutation has occurred in a percentage of the population giving them telekinetic powers while organized crime have almost ceased power. Joe (Willis and Gordon-Levitt) has a friend Seth (Dano) who doesn't close a loop. The Rainmaker and an old future self will be involved with Joe. Adding more details of the plot might ruin the experience.

In summary, the soundtrack, direction, performances and action sequences were spectacular. It's real suprise was the intelligent screenplay rarely seen for its genre. Looper is a fantastic sci-fi about sacrifice, love, sanity, choices, morality and time tr...

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3.5/4