Pontypool(2009)- User Reviews

This film has such a great and original plot, such strong acting and directing, that I simply cannot think of a better horror movie. Maybe there are scarier films, and maybe there are more stylish ones too, but I have never found such an unsettling film. Let me try to explain.

Pontypool focuses on a devastating virus contained within the English language, as it spreads aggressively through a small town in rural Canada. The film follows radio shock-jockey Grant Mazzey (Stephen McHattie) and his production crew, who become trapped inside their station in an effort to survive. McHattie gives an excellent performance, and his sense of fear and amazement are an integral part of the films thick, tense style. The tension is masterfully created, boiling slowly like a kettle, and there is a very unique sense of threat about this film.

The best thing about Pontypool, though, is that it somehow jumps right out of the screen and into your head. Somewhere along the line, it bleeds into your conscience and starts to blur the line between fiction and reality, affecting your sense of the room that you're in, and the people that you're next to. By the end of the film, you feel unsure of whether or not you should be as afraid as you are. I have rarely seen a film with such power to immerse the viewer.

Stop reading and just watch it.