The Looper Falls Short Of Expectations

Rating: 3/10 (27 December 2013)

Well what can I say? This is another one of Hollywood's movies where the actors are overpaid compromising the budget and production quality of a movie that could have been.
Let's face it. I am a Bruce Willis fan but he is old and a has been as an action hero. His "Die Hard" legacy is legendary but outdated. He no longer a shoot and ask later hero. In fact this can be confirmed by his recent "Expendables 2" roll where he admitted on screen that he was an ancient artifact.
Joe Levitt is overpaid and somewhat out of place in this movie. He gives a mediocre performance that could have easily been duplicated and improved by a more talented actor. In fact the only bright acting spot in this movie are the performances by Piper Perabo and her son Pierce Gagnon. Gagnon's performance and acting talent reminds me of a young Haley Osment who first became famous in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" The movie's story is encouraging but we soon find that it falls well short of it's potential. It seems that many key plot points are borrowed from the 1984 "Terminator" and 1993 "Nowhere To Run" movies. Some special effects and plot twists are introduced but they ultimately cannot save this production doomed from the beginning.
My advise is to steer clear of this movie. There are certainly better Bruce Willis movies to see. Joe Levitt has some talent and may one day become a powerful actor. But this is not his breakthrough movie to remember him for.