93 Days

Some things are almost too scary to imagine to be true. In this case this is based on a true story. This is quite draining to watch. It is not the best movie but it has a really strong source material. Still not for people who have issues with real life drama.

A documentary might have served the better plattform and more context, but as it is, it can and will work with some viewers too. Are you one of them?

Good acting, based on true events and a decent story. The pacing was a little too slow for my liking and some scenes feel like a made-for-tv movie (the cheese music and the over dramatization).

Overall watchable if you know what you are getting into ahead of time.

It was too much melodramatic, but I enjoyed it. On the other hand this is a great tribute to all the medical staff who where at the epicenter of the crisis.

I love a virus movie. And this one, I googled to see if it was 'based on true events'

Danny Glover adds the Hollywood collateral (o now don't know if his American accent or his African accent is real'

Anyway - no spoilers - a great virus film, with one foot in the 'did this happen'

I don't know these African actors, but I like them. A lot.

This movie focuses on the local medical response to the arrival of Ebola in Lagos, Nigeria, and the effort to contain it before it got a terrifying new foothold. Early on, this was in the face of political pressure, since patient zero was a foreign diplomat who demanded to be let out of the hospital. Later on, it was in the face of a justifiably terrified populace and hospital staff, a number of whom became infected.

But it is not a complete picture. Nigeria made major efforts on the border to keep Ebola out. Not mentioned. An aide to patient zero was exhibiting symptoms, and left. What happened to him? Not mentioned.

If you are interested in the topic, as I am, the movie is worth seeing. But if you judge it solely as a movie, there are a lot of problems with pacing and tone. The soundtrack was poorly mixed, often overwhelming the words being spoken. And while Nigeria and the world owes a lot to these doctors, the movie descends into hagiography.

The movie has a nice role for the American actor Danny Glover.