One of the most interesting things about getting into a new zombie (franchise, if necessary) is exploring the world weaved. How is the zombification spread? What type of zombies are they? Do they move fast, slow? Do they have superpowers? This film delivers: the "infection" is spread through the English language and what better setting for the entire duration of the film than a talk radio sound booth?
This is a Canadian production and as such you can't expect very much out of it; I did not. But the movie delivers on a regular movie standard, and is not a situation where you would say "that was good, considering it's a Canadian movie." The type of originality you see here is astounding, and when you consider that it must have been done on a budget you enjoy it all the much more for it. And unlike other low-budget films, this one works that to its advantage: taking place in one area the entire time, i.e. the sound booth, and with a skeleton crew for a cast, it all lines up with a small town, small-budget radio station doing its thing every morning. It's perfectly woven into the delivery of the story and the concepts.
Through the call-ins, interviews and conversations with the field reporter, the situation progresses we are pulled in and our imagination can freely go wild. This movie is not going to show us too much as many others do, showcasing budget CGI, or revealing the creature at the end of the film.
Everything just clicks and this movie bubbles up to the top areas of my favourite movies, for at least the past couple of years.
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