Noise (2007/II)

Note Générale:

6,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Henry Bean

Scénariste (WGA):

Henry Bean (written by)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime | Drame

Accroche:

The difference is I do something about it.

Intrigue:

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

Plot Keywords:

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

Avis des utilisateurs:

The Imperfect Angel

Ensemble

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

Durée:

92 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Russe

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

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

Lieux de tournage:

Mahwah, New Jersey, USA

Société:

Seven Arts Pictures

Anecdotes:

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.

Connexions:

figure dans "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-05-10)" (2008)

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.