I don’t want to suggest that there is nothing interesting or worthwhile about this film, but I am not sure how good I think it is. (In other words, I found myself going “pretentious?” a few times.)

As a film shot in a limited location, it is well done. I find the idea of language as a virus very interesting and I enjoyed it as a type of zombie film. There were scenes I found to be intense and clever without trying too hard. (I like the obit scene quite a bit.)

However, here is what “bugged” me: So (and this may have a spoiler, so stop now), when a character is sitting there falling apart over killing a child dressed up like a bedouin (i.e. Arab) and “what about 911?” is written on the wall right by her head…well? Police? September? Yeah…I don’t know. Why am I wondering about this? I should be able to make up my mind and definitively offer my little Internet opinion, but here we are. I’m not trying to shove something in this film when it doesn’t belong…but kill=kiss. ? Do I expect difficult ideas to be snuck in to films, so I don’t even notice? Could I do any better? No, no I could not…but that does not mean Pontypool did it right either. Language as a destructive virus…does this have to get pretentious when you discuss it?

At any rate, a difficult idea that maybe resides better in books than films?