I walked out!

Rating: 3/10 (1 October 2012)

I am obviously one of the underwhelmed who are disgusted by all the rave reviews. THIS IS NOT A GOOD FILM. It's true that I only went because a friend wanted to and I wouldn't have on my own. But my friend also walked out.
Other reviewers can point out the sci-fi flaws better than I can. I'll just say the novelty of meet-yourself-30-years-from-now has nowhere to go once you meet. Let's look at the cinematic values. The characters were dark and superficial. The big bad city sets were seedy, unconvincing and depressing. The dialog was pedestrian and obvious. Most communication consisted of people glowering at each other for long periods of time. That is, when they weren't blowing each other up.
There was a pointless love interest that was as sexy as week-old spaghetti. Since I didn't see the second half, I can't really comment on the plot, but what I did see did not impress.
Why do I go to movies? I guess not for the reason people who love Looper do. I like to -- gasp! -- have fun. I like to hang out with fascinating characters who are not predictable. I like the wit and suspense of good writing. I like taut direction where you don't tap your foot as people stare stupidly at each other. Interesting things happen that don't involve artillery.
Someone here mentioned 12 Monkeys as a much better movie. I agree!