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Contagion (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Com

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Contagion (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + UltraViolet Digital Copy) (2011) Marion Cotillard (Actor), Matt Damon (Actor), Steven Soderbergh (Director) | Rated: PG-13 | Format: Blu-ray
Recommended Features
  • - Includes Instant Streaming with UltraViolet Digital Copy
  • - Contagion: How A Virus Changes The World
  • - The Reality of Contagion
  • - The Contagion Detectives
  • - Format: Widescreen
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Steven Soderbergh alternates between films about individuals, like Erin Brockovich, and multi-character thrillers, like Contagion, which takes a Traffic-style approach to a deadly pandemic. It also represents a reunion for three actors from The Talented Mr. Ripley as Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon play a suburban Minneapolis couple, while Jude Law (with unflattering dentures) plays a muckraking Bay Area blogger. When Beth (Paltrow) returns from a business trip to Hong Kong, she brings a virus with her that spreads across the world, attracting the attention of people at the Centers for Disease Control (Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, and Jennifer Ehle) and the World Health Organization (Marion Cotillard).

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston, along with medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, explore the real science of global viruses and what they mean to the human race. The world is preparing for the next biological disaster...but is it too late?

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CONTAGION, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is an intensely frightening look at what really could happen should a new and unidentified virus begin to spread globally. Unfortunately, it's not a very successful film. What makes it work is its documentary-style script, which takes viewers through the spread of the virus, the reaction of both governments and everyday people, and the fear that ends up possessing the world. What makes it unsuccessful is actually the same thing - the documentary style of the film makes it almost impossible to become emotionally connected to any of the characters, most of which are played by people we know and want to care about. Because Soderbergh keeps us so detached from his characters, CONTAGION never quite jells as a truly gripping thriller.

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Sharad Chopra Senior  Professional
Great post!!
Jan 13th 2012 01:01   
Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
This is on my list of movies to see soon
Jan 13th 2012 09:00   
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