Contagion2 And A Half Out Of 5Contagion is a plot driven dramatic feature about an unseen antagonist whose lethal strike has the potential to wipe out the entire world where the humans finds themselves surviving against nature rather than fighting back. Kudos to the writers for accounting in, each character's perspective till the last breath of the feature that helps keep the audience tangled into its poignant world. The primary objective of the feature would be to bind all the multiple characters and their sub-plots so that it doesn't come off as mere news to the audience which unfortunately it fails to do so. Addition to that, it also fails to create the anticipated impact on screen since the stakes in here never communicates with the viewers. The writing is also raw and a bit busy in its spiraled web since most of the time is spent upon offering the essential triggers and closure to each character which is frankly off putting. Soderbergh; the director, at the heart of it, is brilliant on executing each frame no matter how theoretical the script grows, he tries to keep the crisp alive. The performance is up to the mark by amazing cast like Damon, Winslet (She stands out alone with higher margin), Law, Fishburne and Cotillard. It is short on technical aspects like background score, camera work and cinematography. Repercussions that each decision at such critical moment might breed and its fast paced tone with shorter runtime are the only high points of the feature. Soderbergh's world might be passionate and have some idea to share, but within its self-created pathos procedure, the intriguing idea fades away quickly before the construction even begins. Contagion; similar to its antagonist, sticks with you until you surrender yourself with exhaustion and pity for the makers, with such a swing and a miss act.

Considering the film shows how methodical and painstaking work by government agencies can effect change, the movie clips along at a remarkable pace. it's a breathless roller coaster ride with plenty of science packed in nonetheless. An exponential ascending course is taken exactly like the epidemic. It begins with a slow-burning beginning where a host of characters are introduced, and then comes a building drama up to a fever pitch followed by a dreamy epilogue. There's a bunch of great actors who are wholly convincing and likable (despite limited screenplay help). The interlacing sub-plots work really well - characters are linked together by the virus and caught in the epidemiological timeframe. There's danger and dynamism in the story with some real shocks in store, and above all just brilliant direction that draws all the elements together and grabs the viewer by the seat of the pants.

I could write a whole review based on Jude Law's character and especially his tooth. It is maybe the biggest example of why this movie fails. I mean how can you take a movie seriously when it tries to establish a character by his distracting... denture? Not to mention the stereotype of the evil blogger, eeeww!In other news the film was as mess. They spread the story in too many places and characters, all of them poorly written. And indifferent. I could't care less about them or the drama on the screen cause the writing and the directing failed to make me worry or feel the threat of doom. Everything felt kind of flat. And unrealistic. It was frustrating watching important people who where supposed to have a crucial part in humankind's survival, not taking the necessary protections against the virus (sleeping in common hotels, touching everyone and anything, allowed to go home and in other places, etc etc).Too bad for the good cast wasted on a very weak script.

Watching this movie, I was surprised how many A-list actors were in it. Still, both Kate Winslet's and Gwyneth Paltrow's deaths could have been more satisfying. I always wanted to see them die in movies.The pandemic genre has been done to death and this entry doesn't bring that much more new, except for a more realistic approach.I must admit I didn't watch it to the end. Close to the end of the movie, they find the cure. Why, oh why, did they do that? Can't a good virus just wipe out the human race if it is only for once in one movie? So, I don't know the ending and I don't care. I'd have watched for two more hours if they had the audacity to go all the way.