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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:1
Rotten:11
Average Rating:2.8/10
Consensus: Despite its great special effects, this movie's predictability greatly undermines its intensity.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Passengers of a tugboat take refuge in a supposedly abandoned Russian research vessel to wait out a storm in the middle of the Atlantic. Little do they know that the crew has been killed by an... [More]
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Joanna Pacula
Director: John Bruno
Until the diverting special effects take center stage, this story, about an alien intelligence that builds an army out of flesh and metal, pathetically exploits genre conventions without generating self-reference, camp, or thrills.
Top CriticA derivative sci-fi shocker that isn't likely to spark much interest beyond its target audience of undemanding genre fans.
Top CriticFrankly, about 20 minutes into this dud, I was rooting for the alien beasties.
Top CriticAn unpretentious, amusing thrill-a-minute sci-fi horror thriller / monster movie that plugs right into fears of a Y2K crisis.
Top CriticThe dialogue tends toward the obvious, and the characters are constantly explaining what is happening to one another.
Top Critic95 minutes of unrelieved tedium.
Top CriticAs long on adrenaline and special effects as it is short on genuine novelty and intellectual content.
Top CriticThere isn't much about Virus that you won't know by guessing.
Top CriticThe monsters themselves are quite a bit less than frightening, most of them being little mechanical gadgets with spidery legs and not much resistance to machine-gun fire.
Top CriticCompletely predictable and largely fright-free!
Top CriticThe last shot is an homage to The African Queen, a movie I earnestly recommend instead of this one.
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