White Noise *1/2
Cast: Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Running Length: 1:38
MPAA Classification: PG-13

When Anna Rivers (West) says goodbye to her husband one day, Jonathan (Keaton) does not realize that it will be the last time he sees her alive. Her mysterious death leaves him shrouded in mourning. Enter Raymond Price (McNeice) and a client of his, Sarah Tate (Unger). They are able to convince Rivers that his dead wife is talking to Price via EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon. EVP is when the dead talk to the living through prerecorded static.

Once a believer, he throws himself into getting as much of it as he can, buying a lot of equipment to help him communicate with Anna. The only problem is that it might not be Anna who is communicating with him, but something more sinister.

"White Noise" takes an interesting idea and mangles it to death. The movie would suggest that it is quite easy to communicate with the dead. After all, Jonathan has tremendous success almost right off the bat. Also, the idea of talking with the dead is overshadowed by evil spirits that apparently just like to kill people. I am probably playing spoiler with some plot points here, but I am not too bothered. There are some interesting ideas presented in "White Noise" besides EVP, among which is obsession, but they are glossed over for the cheap scares that are easy to see coming. Michael Keaton has not had a notable movie in years, and "White Noise" will not change that.