Promising new writer-director's ambitious debut

Rating: 8/10 (30 September 2012)

Rian Johnson did a great job on this ambitious film. Loopers combines 4 genres - sci-fi, thriller, drama and, this is the one that surprised me most, horror. While the action and the suspense were excellent it took me some time to buy into Joseph Gordon Levitt's character perhaps because there was little to like about a party guy who's sole focus was his own survival. The story's core however is philosophical and reminded me of an excellent book that came out several years ago called The Secret Lives of Boys. Watch the movie to see how they make it call come together! I am thrilled to see to see guys like Rian getting their movies made and doing a great job in the process. Bravo!