5 Stars - Brilliant
Looper tells story of Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a Looper; Loopers are specialised assassins who kill targets sent back in time from the future by gangsters until their future self is sent back and they kill them, closing the loop. One day Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) is sent back and escapes, now Joe must track himself down before he's killed by his fellow loopers.
The time travel elements are well handled and lead to some very creative moments that I wouldn't dare spoil. The action is great, minimal and not overly flashy, but at the same time very visceral and real, and wonderfully shot so that you can see everything.
The performances are as strong as you would expect from a cast with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Bruce Willis headlining. But the real star of this film is the writer/director Rian Johnson who has created a magnificent world and a really powerful story that, despite actually seeming smaller than you might expect is a wonderful character piece as well as a sci-fi, action epic.
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