Loopy

Rating: 6/10 (5 February 2013)

Gets props for it's attempt at originality and should be commended for it's overt attempts to avoid or perhaps be labelled a poor mans Terminator or poor mans Twelve Monkeys. But when all the dust has settled what we are left with is an overly complicated mildly affecting time travel sci fi action wannabe that fails to find a theme and stick to it.
The premise is intriguing, a hit man who kills people from the future. Instantly a million questions are raised and none of which are answered, the rolling narrative just tells us this and the audience have to accept it. Fair enough. Then we have a second act involving a Terminator 2, John Connor style man hunt for the future big dog of the underworld. OK, but then the kid has tele kinesis, what? OK, but what about the Looper, what about the fact that there are two Bruce Willis' roaming around, what about the space time continuum, oh don't worry about that this kids acting will blow your mind.
Hmmmm, a million questions, none answered. Nice idea, shame about the execution.