Looper has a lot of Blade Runner and Terminator feel to it but delivers a very good and a sort of unique movie

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2013)

Looper has being a highly anticipated movie by most people but I myself had no real intention of seeing it. Now that I have, I have a few points that I need to make out The story is about a Looper called Joe, played by Joseph Gordon Levitt whose job is to kill wanted criminals who are sent 30 years into the past in order to dispose of bodies easily. However, one day he meets his older self who he must kill whilst he ends up on a farm in Kansas that may change everything The main reason I refused to watch this movie when it first came out was due to the fact that I'm a huge fan of the first two Terminator movies and I hate any movie that attempts to resemble it. I also really like Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and this plot seemed to have too much of those two in it. When I heard friends at school going on about how good it got, I was both jealous and eager to see this.
There is much to like about this movie. For instance, the acting is great especially Levitt and Bruce Willis who absolutely resemble young and old Joe. The kid who played Cid was actually great for his age and did a fantastic job of making the movie feel dark. The story is good but there are some issues with it, mainly towards the end. The characters aren't all that great but the characters we focus on are very good, such as the Mum, Cid and Joe. The movie does feel intense at times but it could've been done better at certain aspects.
I give this movie a 8 because I did not expect it'll be rated like that from me. The movie's conclusion, in my opinion, is a huge let down after such an intriguing build-up and character development with a lot of emotional scenes. The conclusion had very little action for a big action movie and so, it felt really disappointing. The scene where Old Joe just cleans up all the Loopers that were sent to target young Joe was pretty disappointing, resulting in very little intensity towards the end.
That being said, despite having resemblances towards Terminator and Blade Runner, Looper certainly develops its own story line as the film goes by and provides us with emotional flashbacks and connections towards our characters. Despite a disappointing conclusion, Looper is a well acted, good plot movie with interesting characters that is sure to be a fun time for most people.