Twelve Monkeys (1995) - I don't know where to begin with this film. It is good, but if you are watching it for the first time you're gonna miss some crucial shit if you look away. I am not even going to attempt to write a synopsis on this one. To write anything resembling brevity would be a miracle if not unjustly diminishing therefore. Just watch it. Oh, alright I'll give it a shot. There's a time traveller who is sent to collect information on the "not yet existent" 12 Monkeys.
The Bruce: Bruce Willis played this role really well. I am not sure if too many actors can do the same. And by do the same I mean pull off the whole shifting time periods about 14 times in the course of an hour. He really holds up to his character and I cant really put any fault on him for some awkward plot or dialog moments. He performed more than admirably as the lead "prisoner".
Rating: How to rate this movie? Hmmmm....well I am not gonna pull a Gene Siskel and change my rating in a week, but I would have to rate this movie like a sparkler, it can be engrossing at times but it doesn't really decide on whether it wants to be a firework or a full flame. The plot really takes on too many shuffling components and the end result is muddled. Each piece is relatively unique but when but together none of them gets to shine as it should. Mixing Girl, Interrupted with Donnie Darko may seem like a good idea but like I said I never know which piece should be the focal point.
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