Supernatural thriller White Noise is more yawn-inducing than spine-tingling.
The story revolves around an architect, Jonathan (Michael Keaton), whose happy life is shattered by the sudden and mysterious death of his beautiful wife Anna (Chandra West). He is approached by Raymond (Ian McNeice), a man who claims to have heard the voice of Anna on a recorded tape via EVP - a process by which the dead communicate with the living through the white noise of electronic devices.
After listening to the recordings, Jonathan is convinced that his wife was murdered by a psychopath. Acting on the fuzzy instructions of his dead wife, Jonathan risks his life to save the future victims of the murderer.
Keaton looks increasingly mature as an actor and he delivers a balanced performance in this film as a devastated man who tries to keep his world from falling apart while still grieving over the loss of his wife.
Director Geoffrey Sax also does a serviceable job with some slick direction. All the shots are visually well-designed and the sound effects are unnerving.
Unfortunately, all the hard work of the actors and director is undone by a poor script by Niall Johnson. Despite some scary moments, such as the scene when Keaton first captures Anna's voice and image on a TV screen, everything in the film looks all too familiar.
