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Looper (2012)

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Average Rating: 8.1/10
Reviews Counted: 243
Fresh: 227 | Rotten: 16

As thought-provoking as it is thrilling, Looper delivers an uncommonly smart, bravely original blend of futuristic sci-fi and good old-fashioned action.

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Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 47
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 3

As thought-provoking as it is thrilling, Looper delivers an uncommonly smart, bravely original blend of futuristic sci-fi and good old-fashioned action.

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In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. -- (C) Sony

Dec 31, 2012

$66.3M

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All Critics (243) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (230) | Rotten (16) | DVD (4)

Yes, it's a B movie sci-fi thriller, but not many prestige pictures have this much going on underneath the surface.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: CNN.com
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That first hour cooks. And the second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a fine thing for any second half to offer.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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If the whole thing leaves you rubbing your temples, just a bit... well, this headache's sort of worth it.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Newark Star-Ledger
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The reasoning behind all this may not reward prolonged inspection, but Johnson is smart enough to press onward with his plot, leaving us with neither the time nor the desire to linger over the logic ...

October 1, 2012 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comments (2)
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Writer-director Rian Johnson establishes himself as an original talent who clearly believes storytelling must prevail.

September 30, 2012 Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com | Comments (17)
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A mind-bending ride that is not afraid to slow down now and again, to explore themes of regret and redemption, solitude and sacrifice, love and loss. It's a movie worth seeing and, perhaps, going back to see again.

September 28, 2012 Full Review Source: The Atlantic | Comments (12)
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With a heady script, stunning performances and fist-pumping action, LOOPER is the most enjoyable combination of immensely watchable yet poignant, even cerebral.

April 3, 2013 Full Review Source: Badass Digest

If it weren't for its gaping plot holes, this could be one of this century's best science fiction features.

March 21, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Sight
Cinema Sight

A fresh, intelligent and action-packed addition to the time-travel anthology.

March 3, 2013 Full Review Source: Concrete Playground
Concrete Playground

Looper injects the sci-fi actioneer with a much-needed jolt of moral consciousness.

January 23, 2013 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine

Not quite the time travel story science fiction fans were hoping for, alas.

January 21, 2013 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page
Sci-Fi Movie Page

[Looper] may be the best sci-fi thriller to hit the theaters since 1995's Twelve Monkeys.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine

Is it derivative? Not really; just a reminder that cinema, like history, is on a continuous loop, forever repeating itself.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix
Boston Phoenix

Despite its confusing logic and ornate storyline, Looper still grabs the audience with the raw emotional storyline on the farm and the constant popping back and forth in time. It's a head-scratching ride, but a fun one nonetheless.

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-Statesman

Call it the coolest, most complex sci-fi of 2012 and the best movie of its kind since "Inception." Pow! What a ride!

January 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Chambers
Movie Chambers

Looper has its highs and lows, but it remains one of the more original sci-fi films to come out in some time.

December 30, 2012 Full Review Source: We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered

Joseph Gordon-Levitt continues to prove to be one of the best actors at selecting scripts.

December 30, 2012 Full Review Source: OK! Magazine
OK! Magazine

Accessible to a general audience while still having moments that will warm any film geek's heart, this is the kind of genre film that elevates the form.

December 28, 2012 Full Review Source: Twitch
Twitch

The movie is morally murky, to put it lightly, and that's a bit refreshing; we're made to think about why we want the protagonists to achieve their goals.

December 17, 2012 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
eFilmCritic.com

Intelligent, extremely imaginative, visually stunning and constantly surprising, this is filmmaking of the highest order from Rian Johnson.

December 4, 2012 Full Review Source: ABC Radio (Australia)
ABC Radio (Australia)

Looper is among the cleverest, most skillfully crafted and entertaining sci-fi thrillers of the past 20 years.

November 2, 2012 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer
Cinema Writer

The smartest, most stylish and most outright entertaining science-fiction film of the year.

October 30, 2012 Full Review Source: Daily Star

A thought-provoking, heart-pounding take on the applications and ethics of time travel which, oddly enough, doubles up as a lesson in the importance of good parenting.

October 30, 2012 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

Audience Reviews for Looper

Looper wasn't as action heavy as expected, instead the vision of the future and the idea of time travel was intelligently handled and the great performances and clever writing were the big thrill. A satisfying and refreshing change. As well as the performances and story, the direction is very stylish, the pace, editing and originality was both engaging and exciting. However, I thought the ending was very weak indeed. *Spoilers* I'm not sure what the point of raising so many ideas and questions is when you have no real idea of where it's going or how to answer them. The ideas where fresh and original, the 'Martyrs death' we see at the end seemed like a cop out to me, an easy way out and lazy writing. The last thing we needed was martyrdom at the end of this film, a better story would have found a clever way of answering the conundrum rather than just pulling the plug. Talk about anti-climax.
April 19, 2013
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    1. Joe: My life? Your life!
    – Submitted by Idan N (41 days ago)
    1. Joe: So I changed it.
    – Submitted by Tomer H (51 days ago)
    1. Old Joe: [speaks French]
    2. Joe: What?
    3. Old Joe: You'll get it someday. Well, obviously.
    – Submitted by Zoe S (4 months ago)
    1. Joe: It's like this whole town. Big heads, small potatoes.
    – Submitted by John K (4 months ago)
    1. Old Joe: I don't want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we're going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws.
    – Submitted by Sawyer B (4 months ago)
    1. Joe: Then I saw it, I saw a mom who would die for her son, a man who would kill for his wife, a boy, angry & alone, laid out in front of him the bad path. I saw it & the path was a circle, round & round. So I changed it.
    – Submitted by Shyam N (4 months ago)

Discussion Forum

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Did Joseph Levitt's character drop the ball? 3 days ago 15
Looper: Proof that the masses are brain dead. 6 days ago 3
WORST FUCKING MOVIE OF THE YEAR. 10 days ago 42
rian johnson for next bond movie 10 days ago 1
rian johnson for next bond movie 11 days ago 0

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