Ugh. How can a picture about a deadly plague possibly be so boring? Well, for one thing it isn’t about a smallpox epidemic breaking out in England as much as it’s about doctors and their wives wrestling with their marital woes while a dangerous virus spreads in the background. Make a good epidemiology thriller and you’ve got my undivided attention. Make a dreary British soap opera and I’ll pass before even hitting “record” on my DVR. The only distinction this uneven blend of the two managed to earn was that I made it to the end without giving up and deleting it. See if desperate
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