Looper

Looper, has an interesting title and concept, but is not extremely well conceived. I'm a sucker for good science fiction stories, so that's what first attracted me to this movie. Time travel is always fun, and the idea of sending criminals back in time to be murdered and disposed of is a very good solution to a difficult problem – so you would think. However, when you're the Looper that has to finally dispose of yourself 30 years in the future, it creates complexity and problems. Throw in a kinetically charged, possibly evil, wonder child, and there's your plot. The special effects are pretty cool and it's always fun to see how directors, producers and writers imagine the future. Though, the future in this movie doesn't look so appealing. Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt all did decent acting jobs with the material they were given. They could have done without the silly makeup job for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, trying to make him look like a younger version of Bruce Willis – the makeup looked weird. The director has to realize that his audience has already agreed to watch a SF movie anyway, so spare us the lame attempts at continuity or reality in the actor's faces. Spend more time on good dialogue, character development and a realistic vision of the future. So, with all that said, I did watch the entire movie and I did enjoy most of it. Worth a rental, but caution for science fiction buffs only.