The premise is cool, but the movie is really slow-moving. It spends quite a bit of time on 60's-era futuristic technology that is not very relevant. The tension is decent, with one particularly great sequence, but it is no Alien.
This review of The Andromeda Strain (1971) was written by Nic C on 31 Jul 2012.
The Andromeda Strain has generally received positive reviews.
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