Contagion (2011) (original) (raw)

Illustrates the worst-case scenario of a global viral pandemic as people become severely ill and harried doctors struggle to contain the disease.

Illustrates the worst-case scenario of a global viral pandemic as people become severely ill and harried doctors struggle to contain the disease. (less)

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Scott Z. Burns
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
Producer: Michael Shamberg

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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 7, 2011

7 / 10

"Contagion" is a scary movie where the villain is ourselves, the murder weapon our touch. It's a thriller debuting 16 years after "Outbreak," the last major virus extravaganza, only this latest effort has been updated to match today's technological reach and governmental scrutiny, registering with a more subtle sense of fear than whipping around with wild hysterics. It's a Steven Soderbergh film after all, so it's going to maintain some equanimity. However, as reserved and procedural as it is, "Contagion" should have most audience members radically reassessing exactly what they touch during an ...read more...

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