As you might be able to tell by the title, Contagion is one of those "everyone's going to die" movies. It starts with businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow who dies of a mysterious disease, but who else did she pass it to? Since she flew home from a business trip, everyone on the plane might be infected—is it too late to stop it before the entire world becomes extinct?

Everyone knows I hate these types of movies, so if you actually like them, you won't be happy with my review. I find these movies extremely frightening and, as a rule, I try to avoid them. But, with the all-star cast of Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Elliott Gould, John Hawkes, Sanaa Lathan, Jennifer Ehle, and Bryan Cranston, I thought I'd give it a try. Thankfully, the film wasn't so traumatizing that it's burned in my brain and will give me nightmares in the years to come, but I could have done without seeing it. It's a very typical disaster flick, with an overview of varied characters that you quickly become attached to and then cringe when they get killed off. There are some gruesome scenes, but unless you're particularly sensitive, it won't be scarier than anything you've already seen.

Kiddy warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to some frightening scenes and images, I wouldn't let my kids watch it.