In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Looper has generally received very positive reviews.
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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Sep 2012
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Looper was released in 2012 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,140 reviews, giving Looper (2012) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 76%.
With a score of 78%, Looper is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like Wreck-It Ralph, Skyfall and Justice League: Doom.
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