Outbreak

As a medical scientist doing research on Ebola-like virus isolated in an African village, Dustin Hoffman is miscast but still personable and ingratiating; after Hoffman's Col. Daniels is taken off the assignment and the virus invades the United States, he... Full review

This movie was greeted by howls of dislike by most critics. But, after watching it, it's not as bad as they might have led you to believe. It's not that good, but it's nowhere near that bad.Dustin Hoffman is never... Full review

"Outbreak" isn't any kind of masterpiece, but worth seeing nevertheless. Portraying the army trying to contain a deadly virus brought by a monkey smuggled into the country, the movie seems especially relevant, what with bird flu and all. A particularly... Full review

Next to big volcano's erupting, hurricanes and other twisters, diseases are an excellent source of inspiration for the creators of disaster movies. Why? The answer is quite simple. We all know that diseases like Ebola and AIDS haven't always been... Full review

With a deadly virus spreading like the Flu in the town of Cedar Creek, Military and Civilian Viral Specialists Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo, are caught up in a race against time to discover a cure for this Microscopic Menace,... Full review

When a deadly virus decimates an African village, the US authorities attempt to draw a line under the incident and take the line that a reoccurrence is unlikely. However, a monkey has become a carrier for the virus and has... Full review

When I first saw this movie, I was ten, and even then I liked it. The script itself housed very funny one liners, particularly form Spacey's character. But I was amazed at how fast the film itself moved. In the... Full review

Hoffman is an Army doctor who specializes in disease control, and is burdened with personal problems following a recent divorce. He and his research team have their work cut out for them as they're assigned to try and contain a... Full review

I eagerly anticipated seeing this movie, but I was disappointed by all the stereotypical movie cliches, such as the evil military general and the good-guy maverick researcher who wars against the system. Although I haven't read "The Hot Zone", I... Full review

This film was everything that many action thrillers are not. For one, the action really was thrilling at times. The story was well written and directed, and for a film that wasn't really "over the top" by action movie standards,... Full review

Summer, the scientists tell us, will halt any swine flu pandemic, with influenza being mostly a cooler weather disease. But will it stick around long enough on the international radar to freak people out ( Joe Biden, take a bow!... ... Full Article

BBC Two's new drama about Saddam Hussein made a strong start in the ratings last night. The first episode of the four-part series, which charts the rise and fall of the executed Iraqi dictator, averaged a solid 2.72m (13.2%) for... ... Full Article

You could, as the saying goes, hate her because she's beautiful. Make that obscenely gorgeous, with lips and legs and cheekbones enough for four people. ... Full Article

A handful of scientists struggle to prevent the destruction of a small town -- and possibly the entire country -- in this suspense drama. In the mid-1960s, a deadly virus is discovered in Zaire that wipes out an entire village... ... Full Article