Featuring a great cast, the film has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday 11 January) is Looper, the 2012 sci-fi action thriller from writer-director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Poker Face).
The film is set in a near-future where time-travel exists but it is only available to those with the means to pay for it on the black market.
“When the mob wants to eliminate someone, it sends the target into the past, where a hit man known as a ‘looper’ lies in wait to finish the job,” the plot synopsis reads.
“Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is one such hired gun, and he does his job well – until the day his bosses decide to ‘close the loop’ and send Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) back in time to be killed.”
Co-starring Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Noah Segan, Paul Dano and Piper Perabo, Looper boasts a tremendously inventive sci-fi story, a string of memorable action set-pieces and intoxicating neo-noir vibes – albeit with a futuristic twist.
Both a hit at the box office and with critics – 93% on Rotten Tomatoes – it cemented Johnson as one of Hollywood’s best filmmakers, leading to him directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out.
Looper is airing on TV tonight on Legend at 9pm. You’ll find Legend on Sky channel 148, 149 on Virgin and 41 on Freeview.
