Contracted
Contracted
R | 22 November 2013 (USA)
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A young woman contracts what she believes to be an STD—but it ends up being a far worse disease.

Reviews
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Páiric O'Corráin Contracted: Drunk at a party, her drink may have been spiked, Sam has a sexual encounter. She starts to get ill, at first thinking is an STD. Then the police are seeking the man she had sex with. Sam's condition worsens.She loses hair, teeth, her irises are red, insects drop from her, she becomes violent in a Zombiesque manner..Yes we have a strange infection here.A gruesome Horror film, not for the faint-hearted or weak stomached. 6/10.
GL84 After a one-night stand with a mysterious stranger, a young woman starts to find herself succumbing to a strange illness that slowly eats away at her physical body and causes worry in those around her, forcing her into action to save herself once it becomes apparent what's going on.This here wasn't all that enjoyable an effort. One of the biggest issues here is the fact that this one opts for such a slow-burn of a story that it never really lets anything all that interesting develop. That the symptoms slowly start manifesting and only seem to appear at a specific point in the day with no other real opportunities is a bit of an issue since there are very few opportunities to see the effect it has throughout the day. Cutting in for an isolated series of scenes doesn't make the slowly- burgeoning reactions to the affliction seem any more dangerous or threatening beyond the onset of the condition itself, which really doesn't strike this as being all too different in the overall charge here. Since that goes on through her utterly inane decision to continue her life while knowing that something's wrong with her, this really makes it somewhat hard to sympathize with her due to the obvious sincerity of the situation because of the severity of what's going on with her in terms of how much blood she's loosing or the other physical changes she undergoes. It basically makes her choices seem all the more idiotic in how she refuses to say what's happening to her or ignoring not just doctors' order but common self- preservation by going out with friends or to her work where it's possible to infect others into becoming like her which just makes it all the more idiotic what happens to her. These here are what holds this one back, although that said, the film does have a few positive elements at work. One of the few bright spots is the way in which this builds up the idea of what's going on with her as the concept of the changes appearing over several days makes it feel all the more horrific as this gradually gets worse and worse as it goes on. A lot of these conditions do come off rather creepy and chilling which make them seem that much more terrifying to go through and gives this some rather chilling concepts here. Alongside the nice gore and bloody make-up once she's starting to turn, these here are what make this enjoyable although the flaws still hold this one down considerably.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and a Rape scene.
cmrochk I enjoyed this this film! Unfortunately, it's gotten quite a bit of needless trashing. Honestly, I don't believe Contracted deserves it. For a short, smaller budget movie, I felt it worked quite well. It's a simple story of a troubled young woman who, being intoxicated at a party, appears to have contracted an STD from an individual who's taken advantage of her. What follows the morning after, well let's say, begins a very unpleasant journey related to her health. The film is quick-paced and the acting was right on (most of the time) and for the most part, the story followed the logic of the protagonist (which is not that uncommon among certain people like herself). If you are an astute and observant film goer, like a bit of disgusting appurtenance included, and don't view movies with such a literal and critical attitude, I do believe you may experience a pleasant 90 minutes with Contracted!
Lilly Murphy I loved this film, was blown away by it, but I didn't watch the trailer, read anything about it, I prefer watching movies without anything tainting me. This movie was very scary, very gross and actually shocked me with the ending. It can haunt you a bit afterwards so watch some SouthPark after it to get rid of that! Great cast and direction. Cinematography was average, music score / sounds average, but a great story told in a raw unfiltered way, this film is great Horror entertainment. Don't watch it alone!