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Looper
(2012)
Hunted by Your
Future. Haunted by Your Past.
Director: Rian Johnson, rated R for language,
strong violence, some sexuality/nudity
  Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah
Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon, Qing Xu,
Tracie Thomas, Frank Brennan, Garrett Dillahunt
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"So when these
criminal organizations in the future need someone gone, they use
specialized assassins in our present called "loopers." And so,
my employers in the future nab the target, they zap him back to
me - their looper. He appears, hands tied and head sacked, and I
do the necessaries. Collect my silver. " -
Joe
Why watch this?
... this is a time-traveling, mind-game thriller with lots of
savvy and quality components.
Plot Summary:
In 2074, time-travel works, but it's outlawed, and only used by
the mob, as a method of body disposal. The "target" is bound and
gagged, time-zapped to the past where they are immediately
murdered and disposed of by a "looper" who is paid in silver
bars. If a looper survives to 2074, they are captured and sent
back to "close the loop" with payment in gold bars, thus ending
the contract. Joe gets his final looper, but accidentally lets
him(self) go. This creates big problems for the mob, not to
mention time-travel issues.
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Dad's Preview: Time-jumping films are always
interesting, if you can keep things straight, and this film is
complicated, for sure. However, Rian Johnson's keen direction
keeps us on track. It's a nice twist to thrown in Emily
Blunt as the mother of a child with special powers who
somehow will play into the plot by the film's end.
Gordon-Levitt and Willis really excel in this flick. It
is a blast to watch.
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FilmDistrict,
Endgame Ent., DMG Ent., Ram
Bergman Prod.;
TriStar Pictures
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