Review of Pontypool (2009) by Joey S — 24 Aug 2013
Although its distinct lack of action can make the movie boring at times, Pontypool does not suffer from a lack of originality. It's clever and unlike any other zombie movie, if I can even call it a zombie movie.
The entire movie takes place in a radio broadcasting building in the small Canadian town of Pontypool, where a radio host gets breaking news that hundreds of people are rioting and chanting gibberish.
As the off-screen violence seems to escalate, the radio host gradually tries to put together the pieces to understand what's going on. With next to no violence or action being depicted on-screen, Pontypool seems to lack the basic building blocks of a typical zombie movie, yet it's able to build suspense by way of implied violence heard during radio interviews with panicked individuals in the middle of the chaotic events.
Because most of the horror is left to the imagination though, it does get a bit tiring after about an hour with little action occurring onscreen. Pontypool is not always the most exciting movie, but it's surprisingly original for a zombie movie and it achieves quite a bit on a shoestring budget.
This review of Pontypool (2009) was written by Joey S on 24 Aug 2013.
Pontypool has generally received positive reviews.
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