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Pontypool (2008)

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(55%)

Starring:	Stephen McHattie \| Lisa Houle \| Georgina Reilly \| Hrant Alianak \| Rick Roberts \| Boyd Banks \| Tony Burgess \| Rachel Burns \| Raffaele Carniato \| Daniel Fathers0135
Director:	Bruce McDonald
Studio:	KALEIDOSCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	95 mins
Genres:	Horror \| Thriller
Languages:	English
Released:	January 25, 2010

It's not just the snow storm that's chilling in this Canadian zombie movie from director Bruce McDonald (THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS). Stephen McHattie (WATCHMEN) stars as controversy-courting radio DJ Grant Mazzy, who can only find work in Pontypool, Ontario, where he broadcasts his show from the church basement. The monotony of relaying the small-town news of a blizzard is broken when Grant begins to report strange stories of violence to his listeners. It is soon revealed that there's a virus infecting the whole town, and Grant and his coworkers barricade themselves in the office. But the virus doesn't use the standard methods of blood or air for its transmission; instead, language is responsible for the disease, which leaves Grant wondering whether it is better to spread the news or keep quiet.

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Rating of 3 stars out of 5
Time Out

In the end was the word. Adapted from scriptwriter Tony Burgesss own novel, Pontypool Changes Everything, this...

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Rated 3.0 stars
Starts strong but loses the plot

connorobain from , 6th October, 2009

Pontypool starts off as a marvelously crafted film, with the majortity of the drama being played out mainly by only 3 actors in one room (and a sound booth). the feeling of desolate isolation that you get from what little you do see of outside at the begining you carry with you all through the film and reinforces the feeling of despair. the plot has a unique twist on the zombie genre that could have been executed to a much better degree and thats where this movie starts to lose its pace. what starts of as a chilling and unnerving thriller soon decends into a baffeling farce complete with comedy doctor character, whom im sure isnt supposed to be in there for comedic effect but to me ended up so. it also trys (and fails) to follow along the lines of not answering all the questions ala cloverfield but by the end you are to conufused or just past the point of caring to take notice. its a good movie but falls short of great and you cant help but feel that it could have been so much better.

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