Brilliant sci-fi

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2000)

[Contains spoilers!]
This movie is so fascinating that every time I have watched it I wish I could forget everything that has happened in it so that I will be able to experience the film for the first time again. I remember the first time I saw the ending and realized that James Cole watched himself die and how fascinating (and terrible) that really is.
The script is very complex, however, I must say it never gets *too* complex because if it did I'd probably not like this film as much as I do. It is without a doubt Bruce Willis's best movie to date (yes, this film is *much* better than the overrated "The Sixth Sense") and Brad Pitt does one of his best performances -- it's actually quite interesting to see that some of the things that Jeffrey Goines (Pitt) says in this film might as well have come out of Tyler Durden's (Pitt's character in the masterpiece "Fight Club") mouth. Pitt seems to be drawn to characters who hates consumerism.
I guess I could go on and on about how brilliant the script is, and the directing, and the production design, but I'll just say: "Twelve Monkeys" is a mind-blowing film and if you haven't seen it you should do it as soon as possible. Terry Gilliam is a genius!! (And as a kid I loved his "Time Bandits".) I have voted an 8 (out of 10) for "Twelve Monkeys" here at IMDb.