Looper ***

Rian Johnson directed this Sci-Fi Thriller Watch Preview Cast:  Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels. Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content. Run time is one hour and fifty-eight minutes.

In this futuristic action thriller a killer's (Gordon-Levitt) future self (Bruce Willis) is sent to the past for assassination by his younger self. When the younger man recognizes the victim as himself, he hesitates and the older self escapes, leading to numerous complications.

Any fan of Sci-Fi novels knows you can't have the same person existing twice at the same time. This film does away with that problem and manages to make it appear realistic while doing so. At one point Willis' character tells you to stop worrying about the time travel and just follow the plot. Good advice. The films does well at explaining the why and how of the paradox and then shifts gears and slowly moves to another plot line which is finally resolved. Production values are good and the cast is fine although I wonder why they felt the need to mess with Gordon-Levitt's appearance since he still never looks like a younger Willis. Blunt plays a decidedly different type of character than I've seen her as before but acquits herself well. I really have to wonder why Perabo chose to take her role as a topless call girl/dancer since it's a very small bit part and she's the star of her own TV series (Covert Affairs). The film is longer than it needs to be with a middle section that really starts to drag, but the opening and closing thirds are just fine.

There are no additional scenes once the final credits begin. This should play well on any size screen. Theatres/Times.