Well, this looks like pure unadulterated genre fun. Yes it looks not all-that different from any number of action thrillers, but I'm the guy who gave a "B" to Lockout. Kudos for apparently casting Emily Blunt as something other than the stock love-interest (Piper Perabo seems to be filling that role, despite being five-years older than Joseph Gordon-Levitt no less). Kudos for getting the exposition out of the way and not revealing all-that much after the first-act hook. There are certainly hints of twists and turns (Jeff Daniels looks like a walking story turn) and this looks like a rock-solid B-movie blast. Point being, this is another fine example of the most promising trend of the last few years: the return of the 'movie'. You know what I mean. It doesn't cost $150-$300 million. It has real stars and real character actors playing in the genre sandbox. It's not based on a well-known source material and it may even be wholly original. It's not a tentpole or would-be franchise starter, it's just (hopefully) a good story well-told with good actors delivering sharp dialogue. You know... a 'movie'. *That's* what Looper looks like and what it represents. Looper drops September 28th. As always, we'll see...
Scott Mendelson
