Steven Soderbergh kills off Oscar winners and nominees one by one in Contagion, a new sci-fi thriller that's just a bit too cold and clinical to capture Peter Travers' imagination. It's a well-made movie, but it's not as fun as Warrior, a movie about mixed martial arts fighters starring Tom Hardy, that Travers says provides genuinely exciting action.
This Week's Reviews
• Contagion
• Warrior
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