Movie of the Day: Looper

  "What?! He's going to talk about a movie that is current and relevant?! What a twist of events!"
  So, as the trailer shows, Looper is basically about a hitman who kills people sent back through time by the mafia, but one day future-him comes back through time, and he lets himself escape, and chaos ensues.
  This movie was written and directed by Rian Johnson, of Brick fame. That movie, a cult classic at this point, also effectively launched the career of another incredibly talented actor (one of my favorites) and the star of the movie at hand, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (I recommend Brick if you haven't seen it, by the way; modern film noir in a high school setting might be as intriguing as it gets.)
  Now, I don't know if I'm just really easily pleased or I just happen to watch a lot of good movies, but I've given a lot of high scores in the reviews on here. Looper, though, deserves the high score I'm obviously going to give it, without a doubt in my mind. For being one of my most anticipated movies of the fall season and having been given very high ratings by all of my favorite Youtube reviewers, Looper still managed to impress beyond any of my expectations.
  How do I love Looper, you ask? Let me count the ways. The exposition is handled perfectly, which is the mark of a masterful screenplay. JGL's acting is phenomenal, he completely disappears into the role (like he does in every other role of his). Emily Blunt and Pierce Gognan truly surprised with their acting chops. Rian Johnson's writing is impeccable, layered with complexity but understood with simplicity. His directing style is risky in all the right ways, with all the perfect payoffs; he takes his time when he's supposed to, skips over what he should, is fragile when he needs to be and aggressive when he needs to be. AND THAT ENDING. Perfection. Just perfection. Every time I think of the ending, right down to the song during the credits, I just get a deep feeling of satisfaction somewhere deep inside my stomach. I love it. I'm a little suspicious of the IMDB Top 250 list, but this movie definitely deserves its place on that list. It should probably be higher, even. This rating is solidified in my head the more I think about it. 10/10

  Favorite line: Can't type it here, both for fear of spoiling it and because I don't remember it word for word, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt's final voice-over monologue of the movie. Perfection. Rian Johnson is really one to watch.