Tag: Noise

Noise – Movie Review

Director: Steffen Geypens

Writer: Steffen Geypens, Robin Kerremans, Hasse Steenssens (Screenplay)

Cast

• Sallie Harmsen (Moloch)
• Jennifer Heylen (Rebel)
• Ward Kerremans (Soil)
• Johan Leysen (The American)

Plot: After moving his family into his childhood home, a man’s investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.

Runtime: 1 Hour 29 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Noise starts when Mat (Kerremans) and Liv (Harmsen) move to his childhood home to raise their baby Julius. Mat’s father Paul (Leysen) has a history with the place and a local factory he owned, which gives the couple an uneasy welcome in town.

As Mat leads the investigation into the local factory, he finds himself diving into his family’s secrets. Meanwhile, Liv tries to build bridges with the locals, and as Mat starts to act differently, he dives into the family’s past.

Verdict on Noise

Noise is a mystery thriller following a family returning to one of their childhood homes. They are looking to start a new quieter life away from the busy environment with their first child. However, learning about the past only opens up old wounds and nightmares they thought they had escaped from.

This movie does a great job of displaying the paranoia of an unknown mystery and the stress of raising a baby. It shows a father starting to dive into an isolated madness and the strain it is placing on his own relationship. The movie is filled with regret after making an impossible decision that drives everything forward. We get strong performances from the whole cast that only add to the uneasy nature of everything we see unfolding.

Where to Watch: Noise is available on Netflix now.

Final Thoughts – Noise is an intense mystery thriller.

Noise – Movie Review

Director: Natalia Beristain

Writer: Natalia Beristain, Diego Enrique Osorno, Alo Valenzuela (Screenplay)

Cast

• Julieta Egurrola (Deep Crimson)
• Teresa Ruiz (The Marksman)
• Erick Israel Consuelo (Narcos: Mexico)
• Arturo Beristain

Plot: A mother desperately searching for her daughter who’s been missing for two years.

Runtime: 1 Hour 45 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Noise starts as Julia (Egurrola) continues her search for her missing daughter. She hasn’t heard any news for nearly two years and the not knowing is consuming her. Julia finds herself dealing with a third different lead investigator and decides to accept help from a reporter Abril (Ruiz).

The two connect with other families that have missing children and get to see how helpless they have become in this world. They find themselves investigating mass graves hoping to get the final answers about Julia’s daughter.

Verdict on Noise

Noise is a crime thriller that follows a mother searching for answers about her missing daughter. It sees her getting no information from the police and turning to a journalist with connections. This sees her learning the dangers of the world she wants information about.

The movie gets to show us how bleak life becomes for a parent with a lost child. Not knowing becoming the worse feeling that consumes the life of the one wanting answers. It also gets to highlight how helpless people are to stop it, with the police not doing enough to stop it. this is all very bleak even if it gets to represent the many people searching for answers in the country. Julieta Egurrola gives us an amazing performance showing the struggling daily routine she goes through.

Where to Watch: Noise is available to watch on Netflix now.

Final Thoughts – Noise is a bleak realism of being a victim in this world.