REVIEW OF: Looper
The PLOT: The year is 2044, time travel will be invented in 30 years, and the mafia will control it and use it to send people they need whacked back in time 30 years where hitmen called "loopers" wait to punch large holes in the with high powered Blunderbusses... Er, Blunderbi?
The CAST: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels
The GOOD: Most of this movie. I had to let it sink in for 2 days to be honest, but this film was so well directed with such a perfect plot that I struggle to think of many things that were terribly wrong with it. The acting was amazing, especially on Gordon-Levitt's part, since he had to recreate a younger Bruce Willis while looking physically nothing like him and so being forced to wear prosthetic material which ALSO was quite well done. Shitty sentence structure? I digress. The jewel of this film is the story. The subtle inclusion of important elements NOT present in any of the trailers made this film that much more enjoyable. Director/Writer Rian Johnson strikes me as a fan of Phillip K. Dick, whom I also adore.
The BAD: Some of the special effects had me shaking my head and feeling slightly embarrassed for the film, ESPECIALLY the futuristic motorcycles. It seemed to me that a certain production company forced Johnson to put this out before it was ready, or they ran out of money, which is....
The UNFORTUNATE: Again, the obvious lack of funding for certain portions of this movie are what really struck me as disheartening. Especially since this film's special effects were MOSTLY quite tasteful and didn't detract from the film at all (such as Gordon-Levitt's make-up, or the Blunderbusses). I will also use this opportunity to state how unfortunate it is that I will probably never actually watch this movie again. The reason being that, like a great Phillip K. Dick novel, once you've read it, there isn't any surprise left. No way for it to move you in the same way, ever again. To me, this is clearly a film that SHOULD go down in Sci-Fi history with the greats like Dune and Blade Runner, but I'm not sure it will. Either way, do yourself a favor and see this film, if only once.
The GRADE: A-
The CAST: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels
The GOOD: Most of this movie. I had to let it sink in for 2 days to be honest, but this film was so well directed with such a perfect plot that I struggle to think of many things that were terribly wrong with it. The acting was amazing, especially on Gordon-Levitt's part, since he had to recreate a younger Bruce Willis while looking physically nothing like him and so being forced to wear prosthetic material which ALSO was quite well done. Shitty sentence structure? I digress. The jewel of this film is the story. The subtle inclusion of important elements NOT present in any of the trailers made this film that much more enjoyable. Director/Writer Rian Johnson strikes me as a fan of Phillip K. Dick, whom I also adore.
The BAD: Some of the special effects had me shaking my head and feeling slightly embarrassed for the film, ESPECIALLY the futuristic motorcycles. It seemed to me that a certain production company forced Johnson to put this out before it was ready, or they ran out of money, which is....
The UNFORTUNATE: Again, the obvious lack of funding for certain portions of this movie are what really struck me as disheartening. Especially since this film's special effects were MOSTLY quite tasteful and didn't detract from the film at all (such as Gordon-Levitt's make-up, or the Blunderbusses). I will also use this opportunity to state how unfortunate it is that I will probably never actually watch this movie again. The reason being that, like a great Phillip K. Dick novel, once you've read it, there isn't any surprise left. No way for it to move you in the same way, ever again. To me, this is clearly a film that SHOULD go down in Sci-Fi history with the greats like Dune and Blade Runner, but I'm not sure it will. Either way, do yourself a favor and see this film, if only once.
The GRADE: A-
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