Complex, and involving story

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 1999)

12 Monkeys is one of those films that creeps up on you. It doesn't present its plot right from the beginning, it slowly unfolds in many different layers. Only after the film is over do you get the full impact. Full of Terry Gilliam's usual visionary images, the film carries you along from past, present and to the future. The airport sequence is where everything comes together, and the final scene in slow motion is mesmerizing. A hard movie to pin down, and explain. All that can be said is watch the film, and make your own judgments.