Strictly speaking, La Jetée (1962) is a short, clocking in at 28 minutes. And so the remake feels bigger (and better) in every way, fleshing out the original theme of time travel in the aftermath of war. Swapping Paris for the slightly less glamorous locations of Baltimore and Philadelphia, director Terry Gilliam — of Brazil and Time Bandits fame — coaxes stellar performances out of Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis. Credit too must be given to Janet and David Peoples, whose screenplay sits proudly alongside their equally haunting Blade Runner and Unforgiven.
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