1/3 awesome awesome give me some more + 2/3 wait, am I still watching the same movie? + 3/3 crash & burn. The script just u-turns, the pacing becomes boring, the characters stops developing and bad CGI steps in. That's just sad and disappointing.

This film had such promise, but the plot was horrifically awful, and many of the scenes were contrived beyond belief. The acting was okay, although I did find myself spending too much time staring at JGL's make-up and wondering what they were thinking. Disappointing.

@war59312 either you didn't get it or me. But he's not the kid. He just shot himself to stop his future self. The kid is someone else because in the future his future self is not the rainmaker. Would have been a cool plottwist though.

The concept is interesting even though it makes no sense. Why have all these looper guys that you then have to kill if you could just time travel your victims into a trap that kills them instantly? In fact, why kill the people you send to the past? Just send them to the Jurassic so some dinosaur could bite his head off.
But, setting that aside, the idea of living the life and then having to kill your(future)self is neat and has potential. The execution, though, just didn't go anywhere. It's just tossed to the side in the second act and the Joes have little meaningful interaction and for the most part could be just two random guys.
Time travel is poorly conceived in this movie. I know that the scene at the bar is basically there to tell people not to overthink it and Bruce Willis' line ("It doesn't matter") is directed to the pedants of the internet more than to his young self. But still.

Good but it's no Primer. That's the best time travel movie bar none. I dare you to find a plot hole.

TIME TRAVEL DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!, anyway, awful movie, absolutely cheesy. 2/10

stop the hating.see from the difference angle

One of the best films of 2012. Like Inception before it, it is nice to see a great action film with some genuine ideas and thought put into it. The hook of the concept is intriguing enough, and the film becomes increasingly unpredictable as it favours a completely different approach to just being a chase movie between Willis and Levitt. Although the ending feels a little too neat, it still resonates emotionally, thanks largely to Levitt and another rare amazing child performance from a very young actor. The film also rewards repeat viewings as the nature of the plot brings fresh discoveries knowing the resolution. Highly recommended.

First of all it´s close to impossible to do a time travel movie themed without any plot hole. So that´s something you need to take away of the equation when you see a movie like this.
Second; Gordon Levitt makes´s a hell of a job that sometimes you think you are really seeing Bruce there...
And third, this is a Modern day Science Fiction Masterpiece.

one word: S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R!

I had good expectations & they were by far exceeded.
I mean with "Looper" Rian Johnson is stepping into Christopher Nolan area here.
Just WOW - I definitely recommend to see this one on the big screen (today)!

Call my loopy, but why all the dislikes on here. The time travel plot eventually made sense and became more emotional throughout. No harm watching again as it was also fun, detailed and well made.

This is two different movies. One a time-travel story, the other a supernatural kid tale. The two are tied together by the story of Old Joe (Bruce Willis).

As a fan of Sci-Fi and time travel stories, it's surprising that the most interesting thing about "Looper" isn't the time travel aspect itself. Instead, it's the moral choices made by the Loopers and the budding relationship between Young Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Emily Blunt (Sara) and her little boy. I really wanted to spend more time with those characters at Sara's farm than I did following the live or die story of Old Joe and Young Joe.

The final moments on the farm feature some great effects that carry with them a lot of impact. The first half of the movie that centers on the life of Young Joe is not as enjoyable.