Rating
***/*****, or 7/10
Classic
'viral contagion' type science fiction film about the aftermath of a
sudden and mysterious outbreak of an alien virus in a small American
town which leaves very few survivors. Scientists in an isolated and
highly secured underground research facility are brought in to
examine it, which soon turns deadly when the virus appearently breaks
free inside the compound, forcing the scientists to race against time
to contain it and save their own skin in the process. The film's
greatest pro, scientific accuracy, in also its greatest con, since it
makes the movie slow paced, even dull, at times while also being hard
to follow for the more simple audience members. However, the
suspenseful scenes inside the closed off facility where the
protagonists are struggling for their lives make up for it for the
most part. From the mind of Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic
Park), both his first novel and his first adapted script (and in
the same year no less). Director Robert Wise would return to the science fiction genre with Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979.
Starring:
Arthur Hill, Kate Reid, James Olson
Directed
by Robert Wise
USA:
Universal Pictures, 1971
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