Minas Gr SO many famous actors so good directing , big budget, nice story in the first 30min ... and then ... NOTHING !i cant understand what they are trying to show us.. Bad script, too many protagonists with short stories .. At least focus at them and show us more.. or focus on the government and how they failed to handle this (instead we see nothing of how US or Europe tried to do) Anyway, good movie but i dont get the point, it could go so better. Still deserves an easy 6/10

tjroll5 A well written highly detailed in-depth speculation of how a horrific pandemic would affect both society as a whole as well as providing characters portraying relatable individuals who are swept away with the view on the onslaught of such a tragic event.We are kept in suspense through out the movie struggling with wonder what next ? As the movie draws to an apathetic end , we are artisticly shown a reinforcement of human spirit and the will to survive. The Bogus Virus claims us the viewer as its last victims at the cost of admission when we see at the final scene the answer we've been wondering since day 1, Day 1: a bulldozer knocks over a tree forcing a bat to fly to a nearby banana tree which eats a banana and flys off. The bat intern drops a piece of the banana into a pig pen. The pig eats the banana and is taken to slaughter. The slaughtering chef neglects to wash his hands and wipes them off on his apron like garment then proceeds to a photo opt with Gwenith Paltrow. What part of this is believable or plausable? Where is the virus? The bat? The tree? The Banana ? If it were possible for this to happen the human race would have died off in the stone age.If they announced this premise at the beginning of the movie it would have been unbelievably unwatchable.

hongkong666 An entirely new virus is threatening humanity and the audience finds itself surrounded by not only an enourmous cast of familiar faces but also many talented actors and actresses who did a very good job on this one. It has been quite a while since I really enjoyed one of these virus/epidemic movies and this movie bounces nicely between the United States and Hong Kong (the city/country) where the virus initially occured for the first time. Even though at many points the pace is held slow the movie doesn't get boring and as it shows you the public in panic the director absolutely scored! The film does not scare away to include aspects of politics, the internet's power and basically every character here is potentially vulnerable. The virus could jump to anyone and this alone keeps you highly invested in what is going on at the screen. One of the best films I've seen so far on that topic and totally worth a watch.

Paul Evans Initially I thought I was in for a horror movie without the scares. How many zombie movies start of in the same way, Ill person on train collapses, carnage follows, however, consider a film that substitutes the carnage for reasoned plot. In some ways Contagion felt like it could have been made as a TV drama, the threat is very, very realistic, as you watch you find yourself thinking this could really happen. Immediately after watching I bought a hand sanitizer and checked for bats :-) Surprising parts for Damon and Paltrow, but each perform very well. Overall it was more contained then I expected, that in itself makes it scary, that safe feeling you get knowing blood thirsty monsters are on the other side isn't here, instead are a series of events that cause real unease. A good watch.