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Noise (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:9

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Limited

Synopsis: This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. Police quickly connect them but are desperate for witnesses as the... This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. Police quickly connect them but are desperate for witnesses as the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority. A young police constable, Graham McGahan, suffers from a chronic hearing problem and applies for worker's compensation. To his chagrin, he is stationed at a police caravan near the crime scene. Living on the periphery of the investigation, McGahan crosses paths with the various people affected by the tragedies and uncovers an unraveling nightmare of guilt and suspicion. Writer/director Matthew Saville utilizes exquisite sound and production design to bring to life his astonishing script. Saville shifts the police thriller genre away from the familiar and onto the fringe with a fascinating effect. Rather than following the killer or the investigating officers, Noise looks at the ramifications of the events on the everyday people. This perspective creates a far richer exploration of what it means to be a hero or a victim. Noise fuses art and genre as well as any film in recent memory to construct a humanistic portrait of a flawed man searching for a thread of hope. -- © Sundance Film Festival. [More]

Starring: Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt, William Baldwin

Starring: Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt, William Baldwin, Margarita Levieva, Gabrielle Brennan, Maria Ballesteros

Director: Henry Bean

Director: Henry Bean
Screenwriter: Henry Bean
Producer: Susan Hoffman, Henry Bean
Composer: Phillip Johnston
Studio: Film Movement

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  • This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. Police quickly connect them but are desperate for witnesses as the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority.
  • A young police constable, Graham McGahan, suffers from a chronic hearing problem and applies for worker's compensation. To his chagrin, he is stationed at a police caravan near the crime scene. Living on the periphery of the investigation, McGahan crosses paths with the various people affected by the tragedies and uncovers an unraveling nightmare of guilt and suspicion.
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    Even at the movie's climax, Saville wants us to keep looking at the characters

    Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
    07/10/08
    Marty Mapes
    Marty Mapes
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    full of interesting motifs and symbolism, making a curious statement about detachment from one's surroundings, no matter how thrilling they may seem to outside observers.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    06/21/08
    Christopher Null
    Christopher Null
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    Pulling no punches from its opening frames, Noise is a blunt, thoughtful and inherently human drama.

    Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
    03/19/08
    Jim Mitchell
    Jim Mitchell
    FILMINK (Australia)

    What I want from a film is a punch in that emotional gut, and it’s there in Noise. But I don’t want it delivered in a facile fashion, and this certainly isn’t.

    Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
    03/19/08
    Margaret Pomeranz
    Margaret Pomeranz
    At the Movies (Australia)

    Interesting and distinctly Australian take on the cop thriller. Cowell and Saville are on their way.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
    03/19/08
    Rod Yates
    Rod Yates
    Empire Magazine Australasia

    An experiment in sound couched in a genre film.

    Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
    10/10/07
    Tim Brayton
    Tim Brayton
    Antagony & Ecstasy

    One of the pleasures of Noise is its defiance of its genre; while retaining some of the thriller genre elements, it uses the structure to say something altogether different.

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    04/28/07
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    A great ride with an entertaining story. This was a decent crime thriller and until the form is revived inearnest, Noise will more than hold down the fort.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    02/03/07
    Zack Haddad
    Zack Haddad
    Film Threat

    It kicks off with a wallop, then constantly confounds expectations by approaching its subject matter from fresh directions.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    02/02/07
    Michael Rechtshaffen
    Michael Rechtshaffen
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