Deep and brilliant...

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2003)

Bruce Willis' 'Twelve Monkeys' is one of the greatest films of his career, and one of the greatest psychological/time travel films ever made. The script is amazingly strong, and we as the audience get to see the effects of time travel on Cole (Willis), rather than the character bounding along and completing his mission, we see his sanity actually declining.
Bruce Willis offers an extremely in-depth character, and due to the nature of the film, one we can relate to. At times, he is even frightening due to the unease with his situation.
Brad Pitt is equally as good as Willis, offering an unusual take on his character Jeffrey Goines. This is also one of Pitt's greatest characters, and the way he handles him is fantastic. His lines are strong, and the relationship that develops between him and Willis moves the story in a new direction.
Madeleine Stowe also creates a great character, Kathryn Railly, as a psychologist who loses her faith in her profession. The way she almost comes to see life through Cole's eyes is an amazing character transformation.
The script is strong, and the original cinematography is crucial and brilliant.
10/10