what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Let me start by saying that I am not a huge Terry Gilliam fan. Honestly most of his films I could do without. But I sort of saw this one by accident and I must say I am glad I did.Twelve Monkeys wasn't so much good on account of the story. I suppose it was unique enough and original enough to keep me entertained. In many ways it was similar to other science fiction films of past and present but there were some aspects of the story that I had not seen before, which was nice. But the best thing about the film was Bruce Willis.Let me clarify. I am not a huge Bruce Willis fan by any means. I like him in some things and dislike him in others. But the thing that made this role so good for him was that it allowed him to branch out. People, this is Bruce Willis like you have never seen him before. He is believable in the role and he makes the film worth watching. It is a completely different character for him and I think you will like it a lot.

Really good apocalyptic science fiction. Has a great plot, with twists and turns so good that it benefits from multiple viewings. Both Willis and Pitt are great in it. Pitt actually turns in perhaps one of his most memorable roles in this, in my opinion! It's sort of a remake of an experimental b&w short french film made almost entirely of still photos in 1962, called "La Jetée" if you can, check that out too!

Do you know that movie that you watch without knowing what to expect and it surprises you a lot? I felt like Twelve Monkeys, I wanted to see the movie, but I had no expectations, even though I had a great cast and Terry Gilliam in the direction, but while I watched, I realized how obsessed I was with the movie, I did not blink, he has a slow tempo sometimes, but it does not get tiresome, the soundtrack is great, highlight for the theme song that is incredible, Terry's direction is excellent, showing that he is a great director, the cast is very good, Bruce Willis great, Madeleine Stowe is too much in this movie and Brad Pitt does one of the best performances of his career, the film is not confusing even using time travel, and the end surprised me when Twelve Monkeys is a masterpiece, one of the best films of the 90's and one of the best in science fiction. Note 100

In a futuristic world where most of the human race has gone extinct as a result of a purposely released virus, convict James is sent into the past, numerous times, in a desperate attempt to discover the author and try to develop a cure. Bruce Willis' character, with his time travels, seems to become more and more confused about which is the present or which is reality, beginning to doubt his mental condition. At the same time, he must focus on the mission he has been assigned, fact which will prove to be more problematic than expected, as he is easily stolen by the beauty of nature, as he's never seen it before. Add a female psychiatrist to the equation and you'll get a very complex and tangled storyline in which James struggles to find his place.Although I enjoyed its plot, I feel that James is being dragged away from one place to another, always being the wrong man at the wrong time, always suffering or being injured and thus, being unable to do more to defend the beloved or to advance into his investigation. Although unexpected and unpredictable as the entire movie, I was somehow disappointed by its finale, which doesn't do anything to bring the slightest change to the apocalyptic situation.