Rating of
3.5/4
A Sci Fi Film Unlike Any Other
mitchellyoung - wrote on 10/12/12
Looper is many things - a science fiction contradiction, an action thriller, a pseudo coming-of-age film. It's a blending of genres in a creative and heady way - a style that still new director Rian Johnson has become known for. The film itself isn't afraid to dive into dark and tragic material and creates a post-apocalyptic world unlike any we have seen in cinema yet, full of violent gangs, time-hopping assassins, and an uber-powerful mystery warlord known as the Rainmaker. The film's futuristic setting (the year 2044, to be exact) is grounded in reality, as Johnson imagines a future world that is merely a small improvement over our own (no gravity-defying skyscrapers and robots butlers in this film!) There's little that can be said without giving away the film's many layers and secrets, each of which is revealed in a combination of shocking and satisfying scenes. The movie drags a little in the middle, as it struggles to set up its grandiose plot, but once things get moving, the bombastic conclusion is both intense and inspiring.
