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A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
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| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThink of this witty, economically gory little tour de force as "28 Days Later" written by linguist Noam Chomsky. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayPrimarily 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. |
| Projected FiguresAnton BitelThis unsettlingly quirky account of semiological breakdown and small-town apocalypse plays like My Winnipeg for fans of intellectual horror. Pontypool is as astonishing as it is original, and amply repays multiple viewings. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Pontypool is a gripping thriller, juiced up by macabre humor and intelligent social commentary. |
| New York PressSimon AbramsWith any luck, it will develop the cult it deserves because while its urgency makes it an easy target, Pontypool's new ideas are commendably gripping. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyHemmed in by theatrically bound staging, "Pontypool" is an overly inflated zombie flick that makes overtures to a weighty theme of social consciousness that the screenwriters are ill-prepared to fulfill. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirPontypool is something like a claustrophobic, locked-in-the-barn zombie movie, only almost without zombies. |
| KPBS.orgBeth AccomandoI have to give kudos to McDonald and Burgess for refreshing the zombie genre in ways I never thought possible. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Pontypool loses what easily could have been a great story. |
| Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyAs much about ideas as it is about generating scares, the film is an arresting linguistic mystery. |