Noise

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson Henry Bean's Noise is an unabashed "issue" movie that doesn't concern itself with national politics or foreign policy.....Tim Robbins is a stubborn conservative who wishes he could fully understand Hegel....Like a 30s Capra hero, Owen finds a way to channel his antisocial behavior in a positive direction..... ... Full Review

Bean might have had the makings of decent short film here. The problem with Noise is that, aside from its premise, and the initial thrill of watching Robbins slash tires, bash out windows and rip out wires, there is really little to it that constitutes a story. ... Full Review

Tim Robbins' 'Noise' is somewhat sound Noise pollution may not be the biggest problem plaguing our world today, but it does qualify as a bona fide annoyance. The premise is intriguing and Robbins gives a consistently good performance. ... Full Review

Robbins is funny-scary throughout, though, while William Hurt, playing the mayor, gives a performance inscrutable even for him. The film from writer-director Henry Bean is sharply funny as long as it sticks with David's haywire attempts at vengeance. ... Full Review

So "Noise" isn't perfect. There are also narrative false starts and dead ends, and, after all of it, an unconvincingly tidy resolution. ... Full Review

The movie only grows more ridiculous as David becomes a full blown menace to society (he even somehow winds up in a threesome with two young beautiful foreigners inbetween illegal activities)..... ... Full Review

Rather than continuing his one-man vigilante campaign on the streets against car alarms, Bean wrote it up, cast Tim Robbins and cobbled together a pleasant, decidedly low-budget one-trick pony with little chance of theatrical play outside Gotham itself. ... Full Review

Rather than continuing his one-man vigilante campaign on the streets against car alarms, Bean wrote it up, cast Tim Robbins and cobbled together a pleasant, decidedly low-budget one-trick pony with little chance of theatrical play outside Gotham itself. ... Full Review

Anyway, Noise is a movie worth seeing. Bean doesn't quite follow through on his satirical, promisingly provocative premise, venturing off in a couple directions that veer away from, rather than intensify, the central conflict. ... Full Review

When he meets the beautiful young philosophy student Ekaterina Filippovna (Margarita Levieva), he happily lets himself be coached in grass-roots political activism. "Noise" is a weird, crazy, grabby little movie that thinks big thoughts. ... Full Review