Film Review - Contagion

I'll cut to the chase, I was a bit disappointed with this one. But then I've never been particularly germophobic so maybe it was just lost on me. It starts off brilliantly, quickly killing off its major stars and focusing on the little things we take for granted- a touch, a cough... But it soon gets onto the cure storyline and any sense of threat just seems to evaporate, the sub-plots of social disorder aren't properly explored, and any sense of time is non-existent. The cast are excellent, but ultimately it all felt a bit pointless. I'm making it sound a lot worse than it is- I did enjoy it and acknowledge it as a decent film. It simply lets itself down by not living up to the promise of the premise.