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Critics Consensus: As thought-provoking as it is thrilling, Looper delivers an uncommonly smart, bravely original blend of futuristic sci-fi and good old-fashioned action.
Critic Consensus: 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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I found myself dreaming of the days when Willis would take a rest from Die Hard-ing to do character cameos of unexpected depth and pathos: Pulp Fiction, Nobody's Fool, and a few others. Now he clings to stoic longevity, and shoots people.
Yes, it's a B movie sci-fi thriller, but not many prestige pictures have this much going on underneath the surface.
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.
If the whole thing leaves you rubbing your temples, just a bit... well, this headache's sort of worth it.
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 ...
Writer-director Rian Johnson establishes himself as an original talent who clearly believes storytelling must prevail.
For all its promise, Looper is a true film of two parts (halves wouldn't be quite accurate in terms of narrative focus) -- with the second, ultimately, a jumbled genre-clash of misfires and missteps.
Looper is solid in performance, action and effect, with some admirable surprises along the way and at the end.
[Writer-director Rian Johnson] is one of the most stylish young filmmakers working today.
While this latest time-travel movie isn't perfect, it is a thought- provoking, intelligent story with heart.
Films like Looper are the reason spoiler tags were invented. This is a film that demands to be seen cold and discussed later.
Some may try to nitpick the film to death ... but look past the little details and you'll find a film that, as a whole, is both fun and thought provoking.
Time travel sci-fi is always a favorite for me since H.G. Wells The Time Machine and Rian Johnson, the writer/director here, proves a worthy successor indeed. Assassins kill the enemies of the top local gang until their usefulness is played out, after which they are required to kill their future selves, thereby destroying the evidence as it were. But that's only where this twisty tale begins. All of the actors are good and this tale is involving from start to finish. A sci-fi must see.
Super Reviewer
A very smart and thought-provoking science-fiction that injects some thrilling action scenes in a compelling time travel narrative and deserves special praise for its great direction, fine acting and for respecting our intelligence like any first-rate sci-fi should.
Spoiler ------------------------------------Wasn't impressed with that stupid ending at all. I hated that you get to care about the younger and older looper and then it all gets thrown away at the end for that horrible brat. Sorry. Ruined the whole movie. I agree, this movie does feel like it's in two separate parts, and for me it's all downhill when he gets to the farm and meets Emily Blunt's character.
Contract killers from the future are sent back in time to be terminated by their younger selves, but one man is able to escape certain death. Helluva twisty ride, and despite the time travel concept and JGL's ridiculous Bruce Willis make-up, it's much more sensical than Rian Johnson's debut "Brick." The first act still retains Johnson's penchant for quick cool patois, but it's used as straightforward exposition and not verbose McGuffins. The second act relies on some icky "saved by the love of a good woman" tripe, but the introduction of Emily Blunt's character as a fiercely protective mother of the future's sociopathic despot is surprisingly raw and heartbreaking. I wouldn't say the ending is predictable, but when it came, I thought, "Oooof cooourse. It's the most logical ending." So yeah, the movie is pretty satisfying as a whole, but the looping quality makes for a Terminator paradox. If "this" never happened, why would "that" need to happen in the future, you know what I mean?
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