terry gilliam stunning feature length adaptation of chris marker short film la jetee be full of mind bending surprise and yet still touch your heart thanks to the superb cast . gilliam flair for the phantasmagorical work with the script by david and janet people to play with your head as much a it do with poor james cole ( willis at his most steve mcqueen like good than mcqueen and even . ) and a time travel convict from the future who literally doesn not know whether he come or go a a team of scientist keep send him back to the wrong era while try to prevent a 1995 plague that deadly to human but harmless to animal . willis and the justifiably oscar nominate brad pitt and and madeline stowe a a well mean psychiatrist give some of the best performance of their career . even paul buckmaster tango style score be haunt . this one a do not miss .