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White Noise

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
52K
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White Noise (2005)
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Supernatural HorrorDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

  • Director
    • Geoffrey Sax
  • Writer
    • Niall Johnson
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Deborah Kara Unger
    • Ian McNeice
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Geoffrey Sax
    • Writer
      • Niall Johnson
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Deborah Kara Unger
      • Ian McNeice
    • 415User reviews
    • 175Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Jonathan Rivers
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Sarah Tate
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Raymond Price
    Chandra West
    Chandra West
    • Anna Rivers
    Sarah Strange
    Sarah Strange
    • Jane
    Nicholas Elia
    Nicholas Elia
    • Mike Rivers
    Mike Dopud
    Mike Dopud
    • Detective Smits
    Marsha Regis
    Marsha Regis
    • Police Woman
    Brad Sihvon
    • Minister
    Mitchell Kosterman
    Mitchell Kosterman
    • Work Man
    L. Harvey Gold
    L. Harvey Gold
    • Business Man
    Amber Rothwell
    Amber Rothwell
    • Susie Tomlinson
    Suzanne Ristic
    • Mary Freeman
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    • Mirabelle
    Miranda Frigon
    Miranda Frigon
    • Car Crash Woman
    Aaron Douglas
    Aaron Douglas
    • Young Father
    Anthony Harrison
    Anthony Harrison
    • Doctor
    Bruce Dawson
    Bruce Dawson
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    • Director
      • Geoffrey Sax
    • Writer
      • Niall Johnson
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    • Trivia
      The EVP recording from the trailer ("I will see you no more") that is attributed to a woman named Ruth Baxter, who died in 1987, is supposedly a recording from Point Lookout, a "haunted" lighthouse in Maryland, made by an EVP researcher named Sarah Estep. The lighthouse was used as a hospital during the Civil War, and some interpretations of the recording believe it to say, "I was seeing the war", or "I was seeing the water". While the recording is said to be authentic by the AAEVP, the Ruth Baxter story is fictional.
    • Goofs
      Though the story is set in Washington, the filmmakers make no attempt to conceal British Columbia licence plates.
    • Quotes

      Raymond Price: [after John hears a ghost cursing at them] There are some very bad people out there. They can't all be Anna.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening of the film starts with: "Nobody knows whether our personalities pass on to another existence or sphere, but if we can evolve an instrument so delicate to be manipulated by our personality as it survives in the next life such an instrument ought to record something..." Thomas Edison 1928 E.V.P.; (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) The recording of voices and images of the dead, using de-tuned receiving apparatus. Identified in 1939, and now the subject of increasing scientific research worldwide, to finally evidence communication with the deceased.
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    User reviews415

    Featured review
    6/10

    Such a shame that it doesn't do what it says on the tin.

    White Noise comes across as a horror movie that tries to do something original before they are forced into doing a remake of an Asian film. It will still draw comparison with Hideo Nakata's Ring trilogy because of the static TV's but that is unfair due to the subject. The subject being Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP), which is a paranormal occurrence where the dead contact the living through static, recorded on the TV or a sound recording device. Original enough to make a movie about plus scary things jumping out of a static TV is relevant to the subject. Yay Hollywood. The apparent decent plot and the not-too-shabby cast headed by Michael Keaton actually had me very eager to see this, such a shame then that the movie actually doesn't do what it says on the tin.

    The first half of the movie is a decent drama about the loss of a mans wife and his obsession with contacting her from beyond the grave whilst his work and the relationship with his son suffers. The second half however seems to just draw from the basic scary movie template and disappointingly swerves away from the dead contacting the living and into Keaton running around like a psychic detective in a race against time trying to save people from dark forces.

    The movie opens in generic perfect home situation. Keaton plays Jonathan Rivers the successful architect who is married to his wife Anna the successful author, even his sons mother (the divorcée) has a good relationship with Mr. & Mrs. Rivers. Apart from the radio skipping to static a few times (an unused plot device?) things seem pretty rosy. Until "I love you" gets mouthed from the wife leaving the driveway taking the kid to school. Automatic dead meat. When will they learn? The police assume she slipped from the motorway, bashed her head on a rock then got taken away by the tide but Jonathan doesn't accept her death and doesn't give up hope. However, on his first day back from work since his wife went missing he is followed by a stranger whom he confronts. The stranger turns out to be some sort of expert in a phenomenon known as EVP and he says not only is Anna dead but she has been contacting him from the other side. Jonathan dismisses it until she leaves a message on his answering machine. Yeah, it is that simple. Cue Jonathan getting obsessed about finding out what her message is, mishaps happening and Jonathan getting even more obsessed over something completely different. Drawing in another believer in EVP they investigate into messages the recording equipment seems to be getting from the future.

    The ending leaves the movie ridden with plot holes, which has frankly become expected of movies like this from the past few years. It could have been so much more. Perhaps the director was wary of making this film 'The Sixth Sense from the other point of view' but then again the CGI scary ghosts wouldn't work in a more subtle setting like that. The plot turns into some non-sensical slush whilst the score let's the film down. The acting wasn't the strongest either but if you want to be scared every 20 minutes by the volume being cheaply cranked up and CGI ghouls flying out of static then go spend your hard earned cash on this.

    6/10 Robb Idle
    • idelhenke
    • Jan 16, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Russia)
      • UIP (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Giọng Nói Từ Cõi Âm
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Brightlight Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • Gold Circle Films
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $56,386,759
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,113,565
      • Jan 9, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $91,196,419
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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