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Season 1 – The Andromeda Strain

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The Andromeda Strain — Season 1

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Infected with an overloaded plot and clunky techno-babble, The Andromeda Strain is a remarkably dull mutation of its source material.

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William Thomas Empire Magazine 03/04/2020
2/5
Showing little faith in the novel's strength (its tightness), workmanlike director Mikael Salomon jettisons the claustrophobia to stomp about on the surface. Go to Full Review Maureen Ryan Chicago Tribune 03/04/2020
This version of the story is paced well; it gives Crichton's story a hint of blandness, but it also marches through the plot with no-nonsense efficiency. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry Variety 03/04/2020
Tapping into 21st-century paranoia, the latest "Strain" cultivated from Michael Crichton's novel combines a messy hodge-podge of elements, each of them pallid compared with that earlier go-round. Go to Full Review Robert Fure Film School Rejects 03/04/2020
C-
This updated version follows the same basic premise, with a lot of changes, pretty much all of them for the worse, in my opinion. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 03/04/2020
It's a very good, four-hour remake with a fine cast. Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News 03/04/2020
2/4
The four-hour miniseries about a mysterious plague is light on moving personal drama and heavy on complicated science theories involving bacteria, binary codes and worm holes. Unfortunately, it is short on suspense until the final 30 minutes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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