A few weeks or maybe months ago I remember writing something like The struggle for dominance on this earth has come down to two contestants: Homo sapiens and viruses, At the moment it is not clear which is going to win. Homo sapiens kill each other and inflict all sorts of unnecessary wounds upon themselves, whereas all viruses do is evolve and reproduce. Bad scene!
So here is an absorbing movie about a skirmish in this battle, which deftly illustrates how human cussedness operates. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Rene Russo, and the always reliable Morgan Freeman,. The plot is somewhat hokey, involving a monkey and the near extermination of mankind. But, what the heck, at the least Outbreak is a harmless and entertaining way to waste a couple of hours. B
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