Pontypool (2008)

Director: Bruce McDonald

Starring: Stephen McHattie & LISA Houle

More Info: IMDB

Tagline: Shut Up Or Die!

Plot: Set in a radio station in Pontypool, a small village in Ontario, Canada, where one day the morning team starts taking reports of extreme, bloody incidents of violence occurring in town. As the story unfolds, the radio staff soon realizes the violence that is ripping society apart is due to a virus being spread through the English language. That in turn poses a problem for a yappy radio jock and his staff holed up in the broadcast booth housed in the basement of the town's abandoned church as a slaughter rages beyond its walls.

My Rating: 7/10

Would I watch it again? Yeah, in the hopes it gets better the second time around.


Nice! What a neat little picture. McHattie is terrific to watch as the grizzled DJ (looking an awful lot like Don Imus) who's hating his latest stint in this town. With the exception of a couple of quick spots, the film takes place entirely in the studio of a radio station. Everything about it works...except the reason behind what is making the people violent. It's weak, very weak...and silly.


I was soooooo behind this picture until that was revealed and then it just turned ridiculous with that one piece of plot. If the explanation had been more reasonable it would have been a home fucking run. But as it stands it's only great up to a point. The VERY end of the picture, however, ROCKS!

It's a slightly mixed bag but with most of it being highly enjoyable and compelling. Horror fans should definitely check this one out. It's absolutely worth a look or two.