Unique, twisty time travel with a great first half

Rating: 5/10 (5 December 2014)

Super smart, twisty and mind bending. Looper is probably the kind of movie you need to watch a couple of times to totally get all the brain exploding time travel elements. Unique sci-fi story though and action packed. I don't think I've ever seen gangsters represented quite like this before.
It takes place in 2074, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 'Joe', a "Looper", a hired gun for the (future) mob who send their targets back for him to dispose of. When they decide its time to "close the loop" they send back an older version of himself (Bruce Willis) to kill, which puts them both on the run.
Unique idea with an ending that was not at all what I was expecting. There is also a significant story change in the second half with the introduction of Emily Blunt and her gifted son and I have to say that was when I stopped being quite so interested.
It was great to see Bruce Willis actually doing some acting here though, I've seen him in too many roles lately where he all he seems to do is show up. Levitt is excellent too, I've yet to be disappointed with him. I'll be watching this again.11/1/14