Director Steven Soderbergh tackles a "disaster-type" movie, and unlike more fantastical fare such as Roland Emmerich's
2012 or
The Day After Tomorrow,
Contagion takes itself much more seriously. It doesn't feature any explosions, no witty wisecracks from its cast, and features an A-list cast whom the director isn't scared to kill off. Also, and this is the main attraction, the "disaster" is caused by a viral epidemic that quickly causes a few deaths then it spreads uncontrollably across the globe. And when the virus spreads like the common flu, either by coming into contact with someone or something they touched, it'll scare the living daylights out of you. Because in this day and age, this COULD happen!
The first-rate cast includes an abundance of Academy Award-winners and nominees in Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Laurence Fishburne, and the acting talent really shines through. Even Jude Law, as a slimy conspiracy theorist, manages to put in a a good performance.
The story is thrilling when it needs to be, and also manages to vividly display the breakdown of society when millions start dying and all basic services and luxuries we normally enjoy cease to function. It's scary and I'm sure once you're done watching this movie, you'll be inclined to wash your hands at least twice every hour; you'll give sick people a much wider berth than normal and be more wary of what you eat and where you eat it. Gripping! (4 out of 5, by Carlisle Johnson)
Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days.
As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.
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