I liked it, but wasn't crazy about the little kid

Rating: 8/10 (3 September 2016)

This film did more right than it did wrong. It's not earth-shatteringly mind-blowing like some might say. But if you give the film a low rating because it's not a highly complex science-fiction masterpiece, you're being unfair to it in my opinion.
If you are willing to cut the movie a degree of slack it's "plot holes" (not really plot holes, just things that just don't quite make sense, like why wouldn't the mob just send their targets back 200 years so they don't have to worry about loopers?), the script gives you sufficient cause to be invested. It has just enough existential character play to be interesting without being too ambitious and ending up being just unduly confusing and intellectually tiring. The script knows what it can pull off, and attempts only that much, and it's fun.
One element I wasn't crazy about is the plot involving the little kid. In general, I'm not crazy about little kids in adult movies, especially little boys. The kid was alright as far as movie kids go, but I just feel like the Rainmaker origin story could have been handled differently.
I also would have liked to see a little more scene variety. The sort of washed-out color pallets due suit the script, but once the last act decides to take place almost entirely at the farm house, it gets a little too slow. We only catch glimpses of the "future-future" world, and whether that was a conscious decision or not, I would have liked to see a more expanded universe.
Overall though, I wish more Hollywood movies were like this. The acting by Levitt and Willis is outstanding.