my thoughts on.... 'Dead Air' (an original Creepercast site review)

Bill Moseley. You all know that I have a man crush on him. He's a favorite of one Mr. Rob Zombie, whom I have a bigger man crush on. So it was a no brainer, that if you make a movie with Bill in it about lunatics killing people at random ala 'Night of the Living Dead' or 'The Crazies', i'm down! Granted, it was directed by Corbin Bernsen. Yes, THAT Corbin Bernsen. But i give the guy credit, he did a pretty darn good job. It has it's moments of feeling like a Sy-Fy movie of the week, but one of the better than average Sy-Fy movies.
The basic plot is that Bill Moseley plays a radio shock jock working the late night shift. Some naughty terrorists release a toxic gas into a basketball stadium in an attempt at bio-terrorism. However, the plot backfires a bit and they take it on the lamb. Somehow they end up at Bill's radio station and take him hostage, while the world begins to collapse. Bill's main concern though, is his family at home and wants to get to them. During all of this, he realizes that he's the only voice of reason on the air, he has an obligation to keep the public informed of what's going on. The storyline degrades from there, as primal instincts take over and you know the rest.... aka a doomsday scenario.

Bill is outstanding in this film. He turns in a solid performance and a fairly normal one for him. Not his usual over the top character acting. Which proves, once again, that he's not a one trick pony. I personally.... just like to watch the man work. Whether it's his over the top portrayal of ChopTop, his certifiably insane Otis Firefly or in something like this, he's just mesmorizing. I could have used a bit more of the crazy people out in the streets, as the majority of the storyline took place in the radio station. That ended up making it almost more of a drama than a horror film, but other than that i had no complaints. It vaguely reminded me of 'Right At Your Door'. Another film you should check out, that plays with a doomsday scenario.
All in all, 3 out of 5 stars. I would've given it one more star for more crazy killer people, but we can't have it all.... especially not on a budget. We're lucky that Corbin Bersen didn't put Larry Drake into this. ('L.A. Law' and 'Dr. Giggles' reference) Go rent 'Dead Air' when you have some spare time and let me know what you think. It's one of those rare gems that just kind of slips under the radar and deserves a bit of an audience than it got, even if it's just a few people. Oh and one final thing, terrorism sucks. Especially bio-terrorism, but not Bill Moseley.

if you enjoy this movie, check out some other crazy plague type movies: 'Right At Your Door', 'The Crazies' and '28 Days Later'