Weirded out freak fest

Rating: 6/10 (14 November 2001)

On the upside, "Twelve Monkeys" pulls together a solid cast, a sort of Mad Max extrapolation milieu with lots of Rube Goldberg contraptions, a story which kinda/sorta makes sense, and weirdness heaped upon weirdness not to mention glowing reviews from critics and the public alike. On the downside, the flick tries too hard to be weird with tweaked color, tilts and angles, short lens closeups, fog, etc. and bunches of bizarre characters. A good flick for sci-fi junkies and people into weirdness for weirdnesses sake. Just be sure to turn off your brain before viewing to avoid numerous plot holes.