3 February 2013

Loopy Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt?

In the film Looper (2012) by Rian Johnson Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt both play the character, Joe.

Loopy?

Slightly, but they make it work. Partly through good acting and partly with the help of the element of time travel.

Yes, it's another action sci-fi film where time travel is incorporated into the concept. (And since time travel is such a debated topic still you will probably stop and think a few times "is that really plausible?." Then again, a lot of fictional occurrences are not truly scientific - merely explained in a way that appears logical; thus making it believably. So it's more or less up to you.) But if you look past the slightly shaky time travel part of it really is a well made film with very good acting and a rather compelling story because of the way it is being told through the characters.

Bruce Willis gives a really good and human performance - personally one of my favourite by him since Sixth Sense (1999) (where he really excelled, in my opinion) - and even though this film falls into the same action genre that he usually works with it's nuanced enough to have character depth and Willis makes Joe very believable.

The same can be said for Gordon Levitt's acting. Though, in my own personal opinion, he is a very versatile and skilled actor and he is very capable of making his characters seem real. This film is no exception and he does a brilliant job.

It really is the acting that makes this film worthwhile. It is not that action-packed and does not have a unique story. What it does have is some fine-tuned acting and directing. Also it does have an entertainment value - I do doubt you will be bored watching this.

All in all I highly recommend this one!

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