Contagion

This movie tries to be an action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Ho Hum!
The flick does not deliver. There are many “A ’” list actors however they are only in the movie for a short duration. The main problem with this movie is that it’s shot as a docudrama and not as a standard Hollywood thriller. The other problem is that the villain in this docudrama is the virus however you don’t see the virus so it’s hard to root against something you can’t see. This may be a guy thing since we are all visual but other than seeing the virus under a microscope I really was just waiting for the next “A” list actor to die.
I recently went out and had a seafood dinner and I immediately got nauseous. A month later I tried to eat seafood again and I got nauseous again. Jude Law’s character focuses on government cover-ups and conspiracy theories and he does mention seafood in one scene. It made me wonder what happened to all the seafood that was contaminated by the BP spill? The story is thought provoking and you can see how things can easily get started. After seeing this movie you can look back and see that Michael Jackson was not that crazy for wearing masks when he traveled the world.
All of the actors give a good performance but Sanaa Lathan is miscast as Fishburne’s wife. He looks more like her dad.

Verdict: I expected Outbreak and got a History Channel documentary. I also won’t be eating seafood again for awhile.