Looper (2012)

An intelligent time-travel flick, Looper is centred on Joe, a mob hit-man who kills targets sent back in time to him via time-travel. The plot thickens when Joe's future self is sent back in time to be killed by his present self; we are then artfully given two alternate endings which loop back to whether Joe fulfils his duty or allows his future self to live. With the potential to be confusing, the film is cleverly put together and, for the time being, fills a gap in the Terminator niche that really needed filling. The soundtrack is subtly used for dramatic effect and I definitely loved the inclusion of Chuck and Mac's - Powerful Love. The only fault here is the deflating ending - which is a big deal - but I have to give the movie a pass on this because the journey up until then was almost perfect and in a roundabout way you can choose your own ending. Watch it again many times.

9/10