Great 2nd time around! Watch carefully for the final twist!

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2000)

Having just watched Sixth Sense, which I agree, has like Twelve Monkeys, a great ending, I found myself asking the local video shop if they had a copy of Twelve Monkeys. At the time they didn't, however a couple of weeks later the assistant handed me a copy.
Sufficient time seemed to have passed since I first watched the film at the local cinema back home in the UK and I'm ashamed to say I had forgotten the story line. Anyway I bought the video and took it home.
Terry Giliam did a great job with this movie. It's a complicated story line, which you do have to follow closely but deeply absorbing right to the climax. When I first watched the movie I was so overwhelmed with the penultimate scene I missed the final and very miss-able twist, watch out for the 'insurance' in the final scene!
Bruce Willis plays the confused hero James Cole brilliantly and Brad Pitt matches the performance with his portrayal of the schizophrenic Jeffery Goines in what I think is one of his best, I almost believed the guy was a real fruitcake. Madeleine Stowe worked well in the compassionate role of Cole's Psychiatrist adding a touch of romance to the story.
I have to give it 10/10 for the film because I was so thoroughly entertained even second time around. Glad I bought the video daintily ranks in my top 50 movies.