Noise
The story of a guy who had it up to HEAR.
Academy Award winner Tim Robbins stars as David Owen, a Manhattan husband and father so unhinged by the noise outside his window that he declares a one-man war on car alarms. But when David goes over the edge and becomes a citywide noise-vigilante known as 'The Rectifier', he incurs the wrath of New York's sleazy blowhard Mayor (a hilarious performance by Oscar winner William Hurt) who vows to stop him. How much damage will one guy inflict for a little peace and quiet? Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot) and William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) co-star in this wickedly funny black comedy from award-winning writer/director Henry Bean (The Believer) that The New Yorker hails as "a splendidly eccentric film alive with the creative madness of New York City!"
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Okay... - Sheenie
This was an okay movie - not a big budget Hollywood film but the plot was still interesting and the ending was good. Tim Robbins was well cast as a man ready to lose it but you're not sure if he's going to go right over the edge. William Hurt is also excellent as the sleazy city mayor. Not a bad movie.Not Super Strong - zaakistan
Should a man get so worked up about his rights to a quiet neighbourhood being infringed upon? This character thinks so - it's a test of his manhood you could say.
David Owen lives in New York City and car alarms torment him to the point that he has taken matters into his own hands (along with his baseball bat). His vigilante actions land him into some trouble with the law and his marriage. Soon he's fighting legal battles with city hall.
The ideas in this film are more allegorical than realistic, though I'm sure everyone has fantasized about cracking a bat over someone's car whose alarm won't quit. The issue here is one of power and purpose - or whether or not one should stand idly by as others idly neglect what is good in this world.
Noise kind of takes everything to an absurd level (the mayor's character is way over the top and doesn't really bring much to the table of believability). The emphasis on sexual relationships and the passivity towards infidelity really doesn't sit well and tended to overshadow the main plot.Gets Repetitive - MikeB
This movie fulfills it’s zaniness for about the first 20 minutes or so, but then the gags just get repetitive. It’s the same thing over and over – the guy just can’t stand the noise from car alarms, vandalizes the car and gets arrested. He leaves his wife then conveniently finds a beautiful girlfriend who finds him another beautiful girlfriend…
Tim Robbins almost seems somewhat bored with his character, but William Hurt is great as the despicable mayor of New York.
And what’s with these luxurious Manhattan apartments. Tim Robbins wife plays the cello and he’s in business, so where do they get the money for the 2 floor apartment on the Upper West Side? After he loses his job he still has a large apartment near Greenwich Village?
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Okay... - Sheenie
This was an okay movie - not a big budget Hollywood film but the plot was still interesting and the ending was good. Tim Robbins was well cast as a man ready to lose it but you're not sure if he's going to go right over the edge. William Hurt is also excellent ...Not Super Strong - zaakistan
Should a man get so worked up about his rights to a quiet neighbourhood being infringed upon? This character thinks so - it's a test of his manhood you could say.
David Owen lives in New York City and car alarms torment him to the point that he has ...Gets Repetitive - MikeB
This movie fulfills it’s zaniness for about the first 20 minutes or so, but then the gags just get repetitive. It’s the same thing over and over – the guy just can’t stand the noise from car alarms, vandalizes the car and gets arrested. He leaves his wife ...