Missing an act

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2012)

If we are to understand that all movies that follow the Hollywood formula are split into three acts then Looper is missing an act. I'm not saying that there should be an investigation into a missing act, I am merely pointing out that as strong as Act 1 and 3 were, the second act was poor.
The beginning was good, and so was the end, but the middle just seemed to be confused and shaky, much like this review.
The story that takes place in the second act doesn't really fit with the rest of the story. I don't want to go into too much because I want to write a review for a change without pressing the spoiler button.
The movie is watch-able, but I just feel as though I was short changed on such a promising idea. This could have been a top time travel story; however, it settled for mediocre. Sorry Looper, but 7 is generous seeing as you robbed me of 33.3333 % of a film.