Review – Contaminated Man

If 24 was a movie rather than a TV show and was even more implausible than usual, this is what it would be. William Hurt is far too old for this role as a HazMat specialist on the trail of a disgruntled employee (Peter Weller) potentially spreading a terrible plague (I was never quite clear whether it was chemical or biological) throughout Eastern Europe. But here’s the deal: Patient Zero can’t die from whatever-it-is, but anyone he touches is doomed. However, his victims aren’t communicable, so as long as our heroes can track down and isolate this one guy the whole problem will be solved. Seriously, they should have named this infection Ridiculitis. Further, the picture sustains its excessive running time via a host of plot twists just as absurd as the general premise. See if desperate