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Outbreak (1995) - Movie Review

Where to Watch: You can rent this movie in HD for ₹120 or buy it in HD for ₹590 either on "Google Play Movies & TV" or on "YouTube".

Having seen "Contagion" just a day before, I decided to watch another movie that became popular early this year. This movie is directed by "Wolfgang Petersen" and is my third movie of his after "In the Line of Fire (1993)" and "Air Force One (1997)". Both of those movies were low on substance and this one is no different.

This film follows a virus called "Motaba" and its outbreak in erstwhile Zaire (Now the Democratic Republic of Congo), and how it makes its way to a fictional town called "Cedar Creek" in the United States. This movie is plain ludicrous, with funny dialogues thrown in when something serious is going on and a lot of the scenes are "over the top". While there a few instances in this movie that create some tension, that quickly goes away when these "heroes" manage to overcome it without breaking a sweat. This movie is clearly aimed at the masses which is evident from its Box-Office collection. 

Now if I were to compare "Outbreak" to "Contagion", "Contagion" is a much more accurate handling of the subject matter even though bereft of thrills while "Outbreak" is a movie that you should watch if you don't want to use your brains.


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