This movie is excellent, but it's not a feel good "the world is gonna end but true love wins in the end" tale like, oh say Outbreak was back in the day. It's gritty, unnerving and - worst of all - real.
I love movies that explore what might happen in a worst case scenario - disaster porn I call them. But this one, while on the surface looks like it could be described as such, is not the same critter at all.
This movie posits what might occur in our modern, linked in fast moving world if a true pandemic virus was to be born and start to spread. And let me tell you, it's damn scary (especially when they've sat the story in your hometown *shudders*.)
The acting is amazing - there are several big name stars in this movie - but the screenplay must have been written by a George RR Martin fan - in other words, don't get too attached to any character.
I think the thing I liked best about this movie - is that everyone was human. What I mean by that is there were no "good guys" or "bad guys" there were people who were stuck in a craptastic situation who made choices based on human emotions and desires. Some were altruistic, some were self-serving - but no one was all one or the other.
So if you are in the mood for a more serious drama some night, with no happy ending and no clear cut answers - I recommend this movie. Totally worth the money.
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