Benjamin Bratt stars as a team leader of a group of scientists trying to sort out a germ that kills all but two inhabitants of a small New Mexico town. Much of this parallels the original 1971 motion picture based on Michael Crichton's novel, but they diverge from the story with cast and direction of plot.
They focus more on the guy running the team, where the film focussed on the "odd man out," single man. I think the newer film has some nice scenes and I enjoyed seeing Eric McCormack in a serious role. It's less an alien film and more a science versus military plot.
Some of the acting fell short. Plus the plot points of the smart bug and how quickly they cured the outbreak once they figured it out, bumped me out of my suspension of disbelief. I'm not sure if they were setting up for a possible series. It kind of felt that way.
Worth a watch nonetheless. Gonna have to go into Coos Bay for this DVD.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424600/
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The Andromeda Strain Miniseries
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