I didn't have much in the way of expectations when I rented this DVD. That was a good thing.
The first hour of the movie was fairly interesting. The actors did a good job for the most part with the notable exception of Daniel Baldwin.
The script was fairly formulaic as expected but it did a better than average job setting up some of the main characters. Overall I would rate it better than most TV movies but it suffered from a low budget. With better sets and writing it would have rated higher.
Spoiler:
The major problem I had was with the typical Hollywood techno illiteracy. The explanation of the virus was easily the most absurd thing since China Syndrome. The alleged agent was a DNA that somehow combined with, get this, Tritium. As the DNA replicated the Tritium also allegedly replicated thereby killing the person with radiation. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of Hydrogen- 3 protons 1 neutron.
Of course the only way that could occur is if the virus managed what Pons and Fleischer didn't- COLD FUSION. After I got done laughing it was somewhat difficult to get back into the movie.
With a decent explanation I would have rated the movie higher.
Overall a simple movie that managed to become more than a sum of it's parts. Good for a quick escape without too much thought.
The first hour of the movie was fairly interesting. The actors did a good job for the most part with the notable exception of Daniel Baldwin.
The script was fairly formulaic as expected but it did a better than average job setting up some of the main characters. Overall I would rate it better than most TV movies but it suffered from a low budget. With better sets and writing it would have rated higher.
Spoiler:
The major problem I had was with the typical Hollywood techno illiteracy. The explanation of the virus was easily the most absurd thing since China Syndrome. The alleged agent was a DNA that somehow combined with, get this, Tritium. As the DNA replicated the Tritium also allegedly replicated thereby killing the person with radiation. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of Hydrogen- 3 protons 1 neutron.
Of course the only way that could occur is if the virus managed what Pons and Fleischer didn't- COLD FUSION. After I got done laughing it was somewhat difficult to get back into the movie.
With a decent explanation I would have rated the movie higher.
Overall a simple movie that managed to become more than a sum of it's parts. Good for a quick escape without too much thought.