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When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
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100
Think of this witty, economically gory little tour de force as "28 Days Later" written by linguist Noam Chomsky.
83
Primarily though, the film works as a tour de force for McHattie--a veteran character actor making the most of his character’s long, fluid monologues--and as a sly commentary on journalistic responsibility.
60
A horror flick that's all talk and (almost) no action? The risk pays off better than you'd think.
50
Pontypool doesn't jell--its pretensions way exceed its reach--yet it's madly suggestive, and it rekindled my affection for the genre.
50
A small Canadian horror film that makes the most of its minuscule budget.
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