twelve monkey get all the element to become terry gilliam masterpiece . an outstanding screenplay and a sustained rhythm and clever sometimes ironic dialog . moreover and he have a good nose about the cast . twelve monkey be also the first movie where bruce willis stand back from the kind of character he use to play in his previous movie . here and a jaded and hopeless character which you could nickname a prisoner take over from a fearless and invincible hero ( a it be the case in die hard ) . no matter how he try and he a prisoner of the time . the movie contain a very thrilling end too . it get a real dramatic power . but this terrific movie be also a reflection about man and the danger he dread ( notably and the one that could cause the end of the world and here and these be virus that can create illness ) . no matter how long it will take and twelve monkey will be estimate at it true value represent one of the masterpiece make in the ninety .