Loops you into the movie!

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2013)

I saw Looper after much waiting and pondering, along with an eagerness to enjoy the Willis-Levitt combination. Before watching Looper, I was fresh from watching a series of Joseph Gordon-Levitt movies (Inception, Havoc, 500 Days of Summer, The Dark Knight Returns) and was excitedly looking forward to see him in a different avatar. Also the prospects of Bruce Willis playing the older JGL along with the concept of Time Travel were the other aspects that kindled me to watch this movie as soon as possible.
Set in 2044, Joe (Gordon-Levitt) is a 'looper', a paid hit man, addicted to drugs, working for a criminal organization from the future (2074) that sends people to him to be exterminated. Joe happily does his job, and collects his reward when suddenly he sees himself from the future (Willis) sent to him. Joe fails, and that leads to a series of cataclysmic events, a lot of new and important characters being introduced, along with some unexpected twists, followed by a tense and exciting climax which is bound to leave audiences with their jaws dropped.
The performances are astounding and top notch. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has performed exceedingly well as always and looks like 'The Next Big Thing' in Hollywood. He continues to amaze me movie after movie and is slowly climbing upwards in the list of my favorites. Willis gives another power-packed action-filled performance and you would get to see the typical 'Willis-esque' action scenes here. Emily Blunt has a pivotal role and justifies it well. Little Pierce Gagnon does well too as Cid, a major character in the movie. Honesty and hard work is seen in Rian Johnson's direction, and that combined with amazing cinematography makes this movie incredible. The story is quite interesting too. The camera work is impressive, capturing some trippy moments in the movie quite well.
Overall, an exciting and fast-paced movie with an amazing concept, coupled with good performances make this movie a must watch. I give this 8/10.