Finally a film worth seeing this year

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2012)

Ryan Johnson finally lives up to the tremendously high bar he had set with BRICK. The script is extremely well crafted. The performances were exceptional. Last but not least, the direction was superb. There has not been a film out there is a very long time that has engaged me on a intellectual, visceral and emotional level. A thought provoking piece of cinema that makes bold choices because it is what is required to do the story justice. It has been way too long since a film achieve what films are capable of achieving. I'm sorry if some people feel that this is unfair to say due to some of the films that have come out lately but in recent memory I have consistently left theaters feeling a void. I longed for a film that was genuinely original, well executed and satisfying. I finally had that experience. That is not to say that there are not minor shortcomings in LOOPER. But they are so minor that they are not even worth mentioning. I hope this film gets seen by as many film loving people as possible so it receives both the critical as well as commercial success it deserves.