A gritty future that actually makes some sense

Rating: 9/10 (29 September 2012)

One of my favorite things about Looper is that it shows a fairly interesting gritty future reality and much of the writers' plotting actually makes sense.
If you think about it, it makes a good deal of sense that the Loopers are paid via silver and gold bars. These precious metals hold a good deal of value through time, plus they have the added benefit of being probably a good bit cheaper in the future.
The kid that plays young Cid does an excellent job with a very tricky part and Bruce Willis is of course amazing as usual. Joseph Gordon-Levitt shows some real acting chops, that we always knew he had anyway.
The ending was a bit underwhelming, but is at least a bit feel-good. Fun sci-fi flick for science nerds.