Noise (2007/II)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Henry Bean

Writer (WGA):

Henry Bean (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The difference is I do something about it.

Plot:

A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.

Plot Keywords:

Noise | New York City | Mayor | Car Alarm | New Yorker

Cast

Tim Robbins	...	David Owen
Bridget Moynahan	...	Helen Owen
William Hurt	...	Mayor Schneer
Margarita Levieva	...	Ekaterina Filippovna
Gabrielle Brennan	...	Chris Owen
María Ballesteros	...	Gruska
William Baldwin	...	Mayor's Chief of Staff
Eric L. Abrams	...	Security Cop #1 (as Eric Lenox Abrams)
Jessica Almasy	...	Crackpot Anarchist
Leora Barish	...	Tiny Juror
Michael J. Burg	...	Judson
Lou Carbonneau	...	Dante Moretti
Chuck Cooper	...	Judge Gibson
Catherine Curtin	...	Barbara
Maryam Myika Day	...	TV Reporter

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mahwah, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Pictures

Trivia:

Henry Bean based David Owen on himself. In real life, Bean broke into people's cars to disable their noisy alarms. He was eventually arrested and jailed.

The Imperfect Angel

I suppose there are lots of people who believe that their lives are full, interesting, deep and would make a good movie.

I also suppose that anyone who thinks so is wrong. Here's one. Some dullard got arrested for breaking into a car to disable its alarm. He then thought he could make a meaningful movie about it and somehow got it financed, with himself as writer/director.

The backbone of the story is this guys obsession, which boils down pretty much to anger management. Tacked on are two other story lines, one about a smarmy major. They must have had more planned and possibly shot here because he is played by William Hurt. The other side story is about a woman he spends time with after his wife kicks him out of the house.

In a competent writer's hands, these three threads could have been done well. As it happens we have some charming women in weak roles. María Ballesteros has a riveting 30 seconds with a talk about bodily imperfection. Its an almost Mamet segment about inner angels. But the rest of this is a huge waste, just noise.

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.