12 Monkeys: A strange film from Terry Gilliam, but what else is new? I thought the concept of the movie was neat, albeit a bit underdeveloped. Whenever you deal with time travel, you run the risk of severe scrutiny from the viewers. This film didn't even bother to fully explain how exactly people were capable of travelling through time. This is another movie where it seemed like the problem could have been solved a lot quicker than it was. Still, the inventive plot and good performances by Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt make this enjoyable enought. Rating: ***
Payback: I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. The film really should have been called 'payoff' because it delivers a lot of them nicely. Moments that seem random or unexplained early on are all dealt with by the end of the movie. Even though it's a pretty dark movie, it's able to pepper in some levity throughout. James Coburn is great as a bad guy, but I wish he would have shown up earlier in the film. If you see this airing on TV sometime, you may want to give it a view. Rating: ****
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