GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Leofwine_draca This modern Hollywood horror thriller tackles the touchy subject of EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon for the uninitiated. EVP is a real-life development in which the voices of the dead are said to be communicated via static – either on a radio, or more commonly a television set (I remember reading a story about a guy living in a caravan who saw his dead dog on the telly!). WHITE NOISE is actually a pretty darn effective chiller which expertly builds a sense of dread thanks to the spooky sequences involving white noise itself – anyone who doesn't get a shudder or two down their spine has to be a dead weight. The film is dark but well shot, with some stark photography; it's got that X-FILES feel to it, but better than THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES.Michael Keaton, who ain't been up to much lately, is great in the leading role, proving himself to be a believable leading man despite all the supernatural stuff going on around. The female support isn't so memorable, but then this is a film where nobody else really gets a look in. The camera stays close to Keaton's tired, lined face and it works just fine. The other great performance is from Ian McNeice as the kooky guy who initially gets Keaton into the subject; McNeice is one of those actors you see in dozens of movies over the years but are never sure who he is. Well, hopefully this will get him a little more recognition because he's fine.The suspense and mystery aspects of the story are handled well, with a good atmosphere of mounting dread being conjured up. The weird white noise scare scenes are genuinely jolting, and it's just a shame that the lacklustre ending of the movie – yep, it takes place in an abandoned factory, once again – is so predictable. There are too many surprises and twists in a short space of time, the CGI effects which inevitably have to turn up spoil the whole realism of the thing, and to put it plainly, it's just dumb. Still, for the most part, WHITE NOISE is a frightening spooker which has much in common with modern Japanese horror fare like DARK WATER.

FlashCallahan Jonathan Rivers has become a widower, wallowing in deep confusion over the death of his wife. A paranormal expert approaches him with the the ability to hear his wife from beyond the grave. Through a form of unusual communication, Jonathan will finally be able to see his wife. But in doing so, he has drawn himself into a much more dangerous place when his curiosity becomes an obsession. But his obsession will have him confront those not of this world, and some of them don't approve of Jonathan's interference.......If you've ever wanted to spend literally 90 minutes watching Michael Keaton looking depressed, ignoring his son, and staring at snow on several TVs, this is the movie for you.Anyone else, its a generic, boring horror movie, with a sound idea and a decent cast. Sax seems to think that to scare an audience you have to accompany a scare with a very loud noise.It's not scary, it's annoying as you cannot help but jump, like being poked by a cattle prod.Keaton is good, but his role is pretty thankless, and the final scene is just silly.When the direct to DVD sequel is better than the theatrical version, you know you've done something wrong....

GL84 After his wife's disappearance and subsequent death, a man delves into the world of using electronic capturing to study the strange messages left by his wife's ghost to help lost souls like here find the peace she now has.This turned out to be quite a frustrating and utterly troubling effort, mainly due to how it destroys such a potentially intriguing and novel concept. The idea of the continued contact at the same exact time and frequency is a cheat that takes away the fact that there's hardly anything done to search for her, it's all right there to start with and that's quite annoying to get through. It also manages to take away the paranoia and obsession of why he's being contacted, since he just falls right in and begins believing in such a topic after only one visit, which is a normal mark in such films but here comes off as another cheat. The class and slick-feeling this leaves behind is also quite damaging, since it's not going to get really terrifying due to it's placement and standing, so despite the few potentially intriguing scenes it showcases there's not going to be a whole lot that really gets out-of-hand so it can get the widespread appeal, and that overall is it's biggest problem. There's potential here with the contact and mysterious messages she leaves behind, but overall this is a wasted opportunity.Rated PG-13: Violence and Language.

namashi_1 Geoffrey Sax's direction in 'White Noise' is excellent and his work is up-to the expectations, but the flaw remains in the writer of this film Niall Johnson, who gives us a disappointing end.Taking a Topic like {EVP} is serious business... some people really believe in this stuff. You can hear from the other side? You hear dead people? 'White Noise' starts off really well, it grabs you completely. But the final 20-minutes go for a toss. The suspense just doesn't work, it falls flat. I expected a great end, because the film had the potential to leave the viewer awe-struck, so sad that doesn't happen in here.Performances: Michael Keaton is the life of 'White Noise'. He's intense throughout and proves yet again that he's a true Legend of Hollywood. Chandra West does well in a cameo appearance, while Deborah Kara Unger is strictly average. Others lend able support. On the whole 'White Noise' could've had a much, much better climax... but talking in totality, This one is a good one-time watch.