White Noise

Not Great But Still Spooky

People have been using Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) for a number of years.  With 2005’s “White Noise” the concept finally comes to the screen.

Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) has an ideal, stable life.  He’s an architect and has just discovered that his wife, Anna (Chandra West), a popular author with a book about to be released, is pregnant.  Things take a drastic turn when Anna’s abandoned vehicle is discovered but she has disappeared.

Weeks pass without a clue to Anna’s whereabouts.  Then one day, Jonathan is approached by Raymond Price (Ian McNeice), an expert on EVP who has been receiving messages from Anna.  Unconvinced at first, Jonathan then contacts Raymond when strange events begin to happen.

Becoming more obsessed with what he’s hearing, Jonathan begins to hear from a number of people from the other side including Anna who seems to give him messages regarding living people in life threatening situations.  But not everything Jonathan hears is good.  Will he learn about the more sinister messages before it’s too late?

There are a number of things I liked about “White Noise”.  A story about Electronic Voice Phenomenon was interesting and original.  It seemed to explain EVP in a way that even if you were unfamiliar with it, you weren’t completely lost to what was happening in the movie.

 The movie also had some excellent spooky moments.  One in particular is Jonathan receiving a call on his cell phone.  After realizing the call is from Anna’s phone, he rushes home, opens a bag with her cell phone in it.  While he’s holding her phone, his cell phone rings and guess which number pops up!

“White Noise” had a decent story and good pacing right until the last twenty or so minutes of the film.  During this time things seemed to be a little rushed which led to some confusing moments.  It seemed moviemakers were trying to tie up all the loose ends in a small time frame while trying to give viewers a quick resolution to what was happening.

Is “White Noise” the greatest movie you’ll ever see?  No.  It’s not even the scariest.  But it does have thought provoking moments and some spooky scenes.

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