Looper

I was really happy to see Looper this weekend because originality is severely lacking in Hollywod these days. The premise is that around 2070 time travel is invented, but illegal and very limited. Powerful crime syndicates use time travel to send criminals and whoever else back to 2038 to be killed by "Loopers". They know the time & place, they shoot the person and dispose of them. In the future you can't dispose of bodies. In any case the looper gets paid and goes about their business until they shoot themselves and "close the loop", then they have 30 years to live a priviliged life of wealth and happiness. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has his future self come back, Bruce Willis, to try to change the future by assassinating a mysterious "Rainmaker" while he's a child, it gets dark and ugly in a hurry. Willis has limited information to go on, but will save his wife if he finds and kills this kid, so he's focused. Excellent acting, a very good story, and violence normally makes for a good movie, this is no different. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM IF THE THOUGHT OF DEAD CHILDREN IS CRIPPLING AND EXTREMELY BAD FOR YOU. It's awful, but a part of the story. Friendly head's up, but if you gut it out it's a very solid film. Bottom Line: 8.2 out of 10. It hits some slow parts, child murder is a horrific thing, but the strong story and cast make for an excellent overall film.