Mediocre, over-hyped, and an insult to science-fiction fans

Rating: 2/10 (4 October 2012)

The last movie I saw in a theatre was District 9. That was a long time ago, so when reviewers called Looper "an instant science fiction classic" I knew I had to see it.
Well, let's start by saying that Azimov, Bradbury and Heinlein must be turning in their graves because "sci-fi classic" it is not. Sci-fi rip-off - maybe. I find it hard to remember the last time I saw a movie with such mediocre wooden acting, boring plot (let's not talk about plot holes, shall we), artificial direction, such blunt plot devices (Bruce Willis character:"let's not talk about time travel because it will give us headache" - REALLY?!), such clichéd execution, and such a huge pretense. But if I try really hard then there is indeed a movie from a completely different genre that fits this description - (500) Days of Summer. Ah yes, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt link. So what do we have here? A rip-off of X-Men, Terminator and Blade, directed by someone who tries very hard to be Christopher Nolan but ends up being McG. I could carry on insulting this film, but the final insult that I'll share with you is that it failed the pee-break test. A science fiction thriller based around the concept of time travel is not a movie that should tolerate a pee-break. And yet I walked out, and returned to my seat 5 minutes later and I didn't miss a thing.
2/10 - no redeeming qualities except for tolerable special effects.