The Andromeda Strain – Tuesday 8th April 2025

A good film that would have been enjoyed more when it came out, back in 1971. It stills holds up though, even technologically, which is quite astounding.

The tone is very sterile, much like the information presented to the audience, taking an ‘unbiased’ perspective; so we don’t really get a character journey, but more of a run-down of events.

The approach definitely gives the film a more realistic approach, and is more in the vain of a documentary, which is what makes the film so compelling and dramatic! It’s something that pretty much every ‘global pandemic’ film has since imitated, with time stamped sequences detailing the events.

Because we’ve already seen the imitations, the original is not going to be as impactful for modern audiences; consequently, this film is probably best suited to die-hard fans of the genre, as well as students of cinema, rather a general audience.

Nevertheless, it still packs a punch and is a good film.