Previews for Contagion looked very attractive due to its subject matter and a veteran cast anchored by Laurence Fishburne and Matt Damon. The movie itself was quite solid with exceptional acting and an undoubtably believable script. The film focuses on many different angles of how peoples lives are changed as a deadly pandemic spreads worldwide. While these angles can be somewhat confusing at times, the stories that they tell are intriguing. The film delivered well on showing the emotions and decision making of human beings when they are put into survival mode. All in all this was a strong film that focuses on strong dialogue and character development rather than explosions and gore.
The good: This film is solid all around and it gives a completely believable account of the types of occurrences that would happen if a pandemic were to break out in our modern world.
The bad: The movie, although believable, is overly predictable and lacks any sort of twist. It is as straight forward of a film as you will ever see.
Rating: 7.1 out of 10
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