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Contagion
Rated PG-13 · 106 minutes · 2011
Drama, Thriller
Drama, Thriller
After this deadly virus thriller, Gwyneth Paltrow will have the power to clear a room whenever she coughs. In director Steven Soderbergh’s latest, Paltrow plays Beth, a world traveler who picks the wrong time to visit Hong Kong, becoming Patient 1 in a virus epidemic that will kill many—quickly. Matt Damon delivers some great work as Mitch, Beth’s husband, who is forced to deal with a lot of unexpected death mere hours after learning that his wife and kid have the sniffles. Not so good are Jude Law as a militant blogger, and Marion Cotillard as a kidnapped doctor. Their subplots muddy the waters and slow the film down. Overall, the film is uneven, with a strong start, a mediocre middle and an OK finish. Good movie, but not one of Soderbergh’s best.
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While the film has too many subplots, 'Contagion' works as a virus-outbreak thriller »
Official Site: contagionmovie.warnerbros.com
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer: Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs, Jeff Skoll, Michael Polaire and Jonathan King
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan, John Hawkes, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Enrico Colantoni, Larry Clarke and Anna Jacoby-Heron
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer: Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs, Jeff Skoll, Michael Polaire and Jonathan King
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan, John Hawkes, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Enrico Colantoni, Larry Clarke and Anna Jacoby-Heron
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Creative Loafing Charlotte
Capsule reviews of films playing the week of Nov. 30
by Matt Brunson
11/29/2011
Capsule reviews of films playing the week of Nov. 30
by Matt Brunson
11/29/2011
NUVO
Ed reviews 'Contagion'
With an impressive cast, Contagion is a crisp, compelling and effective thriller about a lethal virus rapidly spreading around the planet.
by Ed Johnson-Ott
09/09/2011
Ed reviews 'Contagion'
With an impressive cast, Contagion is a crisp, compelling and effective thriller about a lethal virus rapidly spreading around the planet.
by Ed Johnson-Ott
09/09/2011
Colorado Springs Independent
Opening this week
Contagion, Creature, Warrior and other film events around town.
09/08/2011
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Opening this week
Contagion, Creature, Warrior and other film events around town.
09/08/2011
Boise Weekly
The Projector: Movies opening Friday, Sept. 9
Harry Shearer on Katrina failures; two brothers fight for the belt; A-list actors try to save humanity (yeah, right); Bucky Larson is born into porn; and a UN peacekeeper finds trouble in Eastern Europe. It's all at the movies.
09/09/2011
The Projector: Movies opening Friday, Sept. 9
Harry Shearer on Katrina failures; two brothers fight for the belt; A-list actors try to save humanity (yeah, right); Bucky Larson is born into porn; and a UN peacekeeper finds trouble in Eastern Europe. It's all at the movies.
09/09/2011
Chicago Reader
Stripping Steven Soderbergh
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by Ben Sachs
07/11/2012
Stripping Steven Soderbergh
Magic Mike reveals the real Steve Soderbergh
by Ben Sachs
07/11/2012
Portland Mercury
Hope You Like Purell
Contagion: Enjoy your new life as a shut-in!
by Erik Henriksen
09/08/2011
Hope You Like Purell
Contagion: Enjoy your new life as a shut-in!
by Erik Henriksen
09/08/2011
The Coast Halifax
Contagion both creepy and remote
Steven Soderbergh's virus thriller as a great cast but misses some emotional impact
by Matt Semansky
09/08/2011
Contagion both creepy and remote
Steven Soderbergh's virus thriller as a great cast but misses some emotional impact
by Matt Semansky
09/08/2011
Portland Mercury
My 14 Favorite Movies of 2011
Why my favorites? Because I work at a newspaper and you don't!
by Erik Henriksen
12/29/2011
My 14 Favorite Movies of 2011
Why my favorites? Because I work at a newspaper and you don't!
by Erik Henriksen
12/29/2011
Colorado Springs Independent
Strictly sickly: Contagion
This is no mere disaster movie; it's a meticulous doomsday scenario imagined by someone with a clear need to visualize the worst as a salve to his anxiety.
by Justin Strout
09/08/2011
Strictly sickly: Contagion
This is no mere disaster movie; it's a meticulous doomsday scenario imagined by someone with a clear need to visualize the worst as a salve to his anxiety.
by Justin Strout
09/08/2011
