Looper

I saw Looper on Monday and it was better than I expected it to be.

Well, I didn't exactly go into the cinema thinking it was going to be ho-hum boring, but I didn't think I would feel that excited after seeing it either.

Looper tells the story of Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a trained assassin hired to eliminate criminals from the future sent back with the illegal time machine. The reason why it's illegal pretty much serves the backbone of the story - messing up with someone's present simultaneously alters the past and the future with dire consequences.

When future Joe (Bruce Willis) travels to the present day to be killed by his younger self, this sets off a rash chain of events that not only threatens the peace in the future, but also poses a serious question as to what these loopers are really fated for.

I love the idea that the audience is invited to interpret their own storyline with every twist and turn the characters go through. Once something happens, a lot of the audience might be thinking, "That probably altered the future now," or "This probably wouldn't have happened if that didn't occur in the present."

An extra brownie point goes to Gordon-Levitt for doing an exceptional job as the younger version of Bruce Willis. Yes, the prosthetics and make-up help, but it's the attention to detail like the scowling and raised eyebrows he does that convinces you he is a talented actor. 

Rating  
3.5 / 5

(Image courtesy of Just Jared)