Looper Review
Time is of the essence in Rian Johnson's futuristic thriller. Full spoiler-free review by Isaac Handelman Let’s make this clear up front -- Looper is not a movie about time travel; it’s a time travel movie. It embraces time travel, it lives and breathes time travel. It almost manages to carve “time-travel” out as a viable genre all its own. Like any prototype, the film has its issues, but they’re entirely forgivable -- Looper is not to be missed. In the world of Looper, which takes place in 2044, time-travel will be invented in thirty years, but will be used only by criminal organizations. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who’s finally getting the starring roles he deserves) stars as Joe, who is (surprise!) a Looper. Loopers are specialized hit-men who, in a nutshell, work for the aforementioned criminal syndicates, eliminating targets sent back to the present (2044) so that the future mob’s hands are kept clean. If your head’s spinning, don’t worry -- with a few exceptions, Loop