Review of White Noise (2005) by Marc G — 23 Apr 2010
Boring, boring, boring. This watered down, stumbling mess of a movie is one that I don't think I've ever seen get a positive review. And why the hell should it? Starring a very dull Michael Keaton, White Noise explores nothing except the disturbing, wrongheaded possibility that apparently we can talk to people after they die - not a bad premise for a film on its own, but the execution just feels hammy.
It's cheapened and trivialized to the point where it just can't be taken seriously even for a second. The characters are cardboard cutouts who I don't care about, the shift into an almost superhero-type direction in the film's last quarter is abrupt and not really done in an exciting way, and the climax is just fucking silly.
But it wasn't that offensive overall. It's bad, but not quite as bad as the sequel...
This review of White Noise (2005) was written by Marc G on 23 Apr 2010.
White Noise has generally received mixed reviews.
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