White Noise (film)

Infobox Film
name = White Noise


caption = Promotional poster for "White Noise"
director = Geoffrey Sax
producer = Paul Brooks
writer = Niall Johnson
starring = Michael Keaton
Deborah Kara Unger
Chandra West
Mike Dopud
music = Claude Foisy
cinematography = Chris Seager
editing = Nick Arthurs
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = flagicon|USA January 7, 2005
runtime = 101 min.
country = Canada/UK/USA
language = English
budget = $10 million
preceded_by =
followed_by = ""
website = http://www.whitenoisemovie.com/
amg_id = 1:305243
imdb_id = 0375210

"White Noise" is a 2005 drama/supernatural horror film, directed by Geoffrey Sax and produced by Brightlight Pictures. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena (EVP), where voices, which some believe to be from the "other side," can be heard on audio recordings. The film is not related to the postmodern novel "White Noise" by Don DeLillo.

A sequel entitled "" was released in January 2007.

Plot summary

Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) is a successful architect, and lives a peaceful life with his wife Anna (Chandra West), until her unexpected and violent death.

Eventually, he is contacted by Raymond Price (Ian McNeice), who claims that his son has also died, and that he has recorded messages from Anna through EVP. While Jonathan is initially dismissive, he begins to believe that the recorded voice is indeed that of his wife.

Jonathan becomes obsessed with trying to contact her himself, despite warnings from a psychic who tries to tell him how the recording can attract other, unwanted entities. A woman named Sarah Tate befriends Jonathan because she lost someone too.

Raymond is found dead. Jonathan discovers three shadowy figures, and finds that some of the messages he is coming across are from people who have not yet died but may soon do so, one of whom is a missing girl named Mary Freeman. Sarah later either tries to commit suicide or is thrown off the edge of a building by the three spirit figures.

Jonathan locates the site of his wife's death by following signs on recordings, and finds a construction worker from his company, holding Mary captive. The three ghosts torture Jonathan and cause him to fall to his death, but a SWAT team arrives and is able to save Mary.

At his funeral Sarah sits in her wheelchair, still disturbed by his death, the three ghosts shadows flash in the grass behind. Then she feels his spirit.

Reaction

The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, garnering an 8% rating at Rotten Tomatoes with only 10% of the "Cream of the Crop" critics giving the film positive reviews. However, users of the Rotten Tomatoes site have given mixed reviews and a 30% rating with users giving mostly positive reviews.

Cast

*Michael Keaton – Jonathan Rivers
*Chandra West – Anna Rivers
*Nicholas Elia – Mike Rivers
*Deborah Kara Unger – Sarah Tate
*Ian McNeice – Raymond Price
*Sarah Strange – Jane
*Mike Dopud – Detective Smits
*Keegan Connor Tracy – Mirabelle Keegan
*Amber Rothwell – Susie Tomlinson
*Suzanne Ristic – Mary Freeman

ee also

*White noise

External links

* [http://www.whitenoisemovie.com/ Official site]
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