Pandemic is the latest film to capitalize on the rising interest in the POV (point of view) aspect of filmmaking, where we primarily just see through the eyes of one character as if we are that person. This has obviously been around for ages in games, but movies are just recently starting to explore that thanks to technology finally catching up and making it easier for filmmakers to utilize it.

The story is set sometime in the future after some sort of viral outbreak, where those infected become crazy, violent and zombie-like (the sprinting kind). We focus on a young female doctor who recently transferred to a government testing facility, where they hope to find a cure. Their task is also to hunt down any possible uninfected survivors in the city and it's on one of these runs that the whole film takes place.

I was initially apprehensive going into Pandemic, thinking I'd grow tired (or nauseous) seeing through the eyes of one character, but it turns out that we don't just see through one person, but through several people in the group (depending on what the scene calls for) and even other cameras that may be positioned in the area. This offers a nice break from the claustrophobic state of being stuck inside a single individual and helped with the monotony of certain scenes.

Unfortunately, aside from employing the use of POV the movie isn't anything we haven't already seen. It's basically just another infected "zombie" movie, but that shouldn't really come as a surprise if you saw the trailer. Some weak twists are thrown in the story at one point to try to spice things up, but it just added to the nonsensical storyline. And there were many missed opportunities for good scares or creepy scenes considering we're meant to be in the shoes of the characters. On the more positive side of things there's some okay gore if you can look passed the low-budget CG and the pacing was decent. I also liked how there were different stages of the infection, but sadly that was underutilized.

Pandemic tries its hardest to create tension by using the POV aspect, but fails in many ways, essentially proving that it's merely a gimmick and an attempt to cover up the fact that it's just another tedious and predictable infection flick. Negative aside, the pacing is decent, so while it's nothing new it's somewhat entertaining at least. If you're a fan of these types of films you may dig it to an extent, but I wouldn't bother otherwise.