The premise of this movie, about the danger of over-population, and the mystery about a global pandemic threat, is something I found rather interesting. Using historical facts and locations, to provide clues to the main plot, is a clever story device that's been a staple of this franchise. What's also a recurring theme to this series of movies, is that it never seems to be able to live up to it's potential.
This once again has a great cast with Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, and it's Directed by Ron Howard. With that said, why is it that this movie can look like it's exciting and captivating, but actually feels like it's a chore and frustrating to watch. Oddly enough, I think it's because the pacing is actually too fast for a mystery film, and doesn't really allow us to play along and savor the clues. It's like it's only interested in showing us plot points after plot points after plot points, as opposed to moving the story at a natural pace.
If it wasn't for the cast and the interesting theme of the plot, I would say that this movie isn't worth watching at all. It tries to make us care, but it makes us just want to get it over with fast.
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