the story of this film be truly remarkable . a virus cut loose and only 1 % of the human race survive . the only thing we know now be that animal rule the land above and there be poster everywhere that say and the twelve monkey do it . thats right and the human race have to hide underground from the sickness that have kill over 500 billion people . apparently animal do not contract this disease . day by day the present scientist try to discover what type of sickness have cause this while how it be create while if nature do it or a mere human be have create it . all they know be that there be be a bunch of animal run around a city above them and the death begin during 1996 1997 and and twelve monkey have something to do with it . ( or at least thats what the poster say . ) so a current convict name james cole ( bruce willis ) be send a a volunteer to get some sample from above . after he do his volunteer work and he be ask to be send back in time to the year 1996 to figure out what happen to the world . cole accepts and the story of the twelve monkey begin . throughout the story the time machine get the date wrong quite a few time and from 1990 and to some time during the 1950 . ( in a middle of a war . ) throughout the time travel back and forth and it start to mess james up in the head and that twist the story up . the whole story be very well do and i would of give it a high grade if it wasn not for the end . i personally do not like the end of the movie and i be very disappointed . i just be expect a more explaining end then what have happen and but it isn not everyone who think this way . so i give it a 8 and but if everyone have the same opinion a me i would give it a 6 or 7. for the whole acting of the film and i give it a a plus . bruce willis be great for this role and he act good and but brad pitt be completely 100 % excellent . his acting be so great and he get into the character so well . i never really care for brad pitt in till i saw him in this and fight club . there character or similar in this film and he be just a little more . insane in this film . so overall i think this film be completely worth check out . for most people it a great science fiction film and i just do not think it be a masterpiece .