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Crisp, quick, star-laden saga of a deadly disease

Contagion is the product placement dream-come-true for the hand-sanitizer industry. By the time this globe-hopping, movie-star-crammed disaster saga - directed with petrifying efficiency by Steven Soderbergh - comes full circle, you'll never want to touch a subway pole or elevator button or ATM again.

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Matt Damon is shown in a scene from the film "Contagion." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Claudette Barius)
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Matt Damon is shown in a scene from the film "Contagion." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Claudette Barius)Read moreASSOCIATED PRESS
    by Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic | Columnist
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