White Noise 2: The Light (2007)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writer:

Matt Venne (written by)

Release Date:

5 January 2007 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes they don't come back alone.

Plot:

A man's family brought back from the verge of death, he then discovers he can identify people who are about to die.

Plot Keywords:

Electronics | Nurse | Ghost | Electronic Voice Phenomena | Near Death Experience

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Abe Dale
Katee Sackhoff	...	Sherry Clarke
Craig Fairbrass	...	Henry Caine
Adrian Holmes	...	Marty Bloom
Kendall Cross	...	Rebecca Dale
Teryl Rothery	...	Julia Caine
William MacDonald	...	Dr. Karras
Joshua Ballard	...	Danny Dale (as Josh Ballard)
David Milchard	...	Kurt
Tegan Moss	...	Liz
Michael Ryan	...	Homeless Man
Chris Shields	...	Father Nathan
David Orth	...	Dr. Serling
Donna Yamamoto	...	ER Nurse #1
Lexie Huber	...	ER Nurse #2 (as Lexi Huber)

Also Known As:

White Noise: The Light (Canada: English title) (UK)
Interferénces 2 (Canada: French title) (DVD box title)
White Noise 2 (Canada: English title) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, some disturbing images, thematic material and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (Reg. No. 43075) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Trivia:

When Marty asks Abe if he thinks he is a super hero he refers to Abe as "Captain Tight Pants". Nathan Fillion (who plays Abe) was also referred to as "Captain Tight Pants" when he played Capt. Malcolm Reynolds in the TV series, _"Firefly: The Series" (2002)_ .

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The phrase "Tria mera" isn't proper greek, nor is it how "third day" is in the Bible. In greek "third day" is "triti mera". "Tria" means three and "triti" means third. The actual phrase from the bible is also "triti mera". Furthermore, if you try to turn "Tria mera" to numerical value using the greek numericals, you get 557 and not 666. Using the movie's numerical values, "triti mera" would have a value of 1074. However, "Tria Mera" does work if you take into account that the numerical values of letters are different for lowercase vs. uppercase.

Quotes:

Henry Caine: [repeated Line] If you save a life... you are responsible for it

Movie Connections:

References Don't Look Now (1973)

Soundtrack:

Kurt's Piano Madness

Capt Tightpants...

While this movie wasn't an absolute disaster only 2 things saved it - which usually ruin other horror films - the scares, and the lead's acting abilities. Nathan Fillion was brilliant and while it isn't such a huge film to be in, it will definitely heighten his name in Hollywood. the scares were amazing, they really did jump out at you from the screen however, saying that, the rest just wasn't good. the whole theatre was laughing at how bad some bits were. there is also a nice little Firefly/Serenity reference which has already been mentioned but I ain't gonna ruin it for anyone :-) Overall - a decent effort and yet again its Fillion who saves it from being a total disaster. there were many references to other horrors which I noticed: The Ring (the tvs), Don't Look Now (little girl in a red coat) and most notable Final Destination.