Dark, sad and intelligent time travel film

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2009)

This is a intriguing film with time travel in it although at first you may not understand what is going on, and is thought provoking cause of the time period Bruce Willis's character changes between. The story is basically Bruce Willi's character trying to save the world from a virus that will wipe out most of humanity while animals aren't effected by the virus, but the time travel and the laws behind it is quite realistic which makes it gripping. You also start to wonder throughout the movie if Bruce Willi's character is really going bonkers and just having crazy dreams or if he is legit and no one believes him. Bruce Willis was good in his role while not being his typical character like in a lot of his movies, cause in this one he is hopeless and weak while also being genuine. Brad Pitt also did a great job playing a psychotic character that is the leader of a group called "12 Monkeys". The dialogue was also amusing with it's irony, with it's complex but compelling sci-fi story, that is also clever and engaging. It's also stylish with it's intelligent time travel concept as the protagonist tries to change the past to save the future. The ending was sort of predictable, but at least it wasn't too Hollywood, with it being sad and haunting.
8.4/10