Noise (2023) is a psychological thriller film directed by Steffen Geypens, written by Steffen Geypens, Robin Kerremans and Hasse Steenssens, and stars Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen and Jesse Mensah alongside other cast members. The movie has a runtime of 90 minutes.
When Matt and Liv, and their newborn baby move into his childhood home, shocking secrets start to spill out after he investigates a mysterious accident in a nearby factory. Faced with unprecedented dangers, Liv vows to get her husband out of this mess in one piece for the sake of their new family.
– Noise (2023) Review Does Not Contain Spoilers –
Noise would like you to believe that there’s something sinister lurking right behind the trees or under the surface of the lake in Matt and Liv’s new house; or, rather, Matt’s childhood house in a rather small town. Having a new baby can’t be easy, but Matt is rather glued to his phone, so much so that he hides the baby monitor when his baby, Julius, starts to cry in the middle of his live session.
Either way, we wait a good 15 minutes for the fated factory to come into play, and soon enough after that, Matt starts to change – a bit obsessive, a bit irritable and seeing things that might just not be there. Is it the stress of having a new baby and the loneliness of staying in a new place? Or is there something more sinister there?
Noise (2023) gets some of the thrilling moments right; half of the time, you will wonder whether Matt will murder his child or not. The actual mystery surrounding the factory and the deaths are secondary here. The movie is a look at one man’s declining mental health and how his obsession becomes a dangerous way for his past trauma to bubble up – it’s a way of him proving to his father that he is good enough and to get validation.
But, honestly – it’s more than that, isn’t it? It’s generational trauma in the making, and it’s almost horrifying to see unfold. Matt’s fragile mental health is what this movie is about more than anything, and it’s almost distressing to watch him go from balanced and healthy to fleeting eyes and erratic movements. Before long, he’s digging holes in the ground and undoing the wrong.
The movie tries to bridge the gap between past and present; how past trauma follows us unknowingly into the future. This trauma can pop up when you least expect it, triggered unknowingly by something totally harmless. It’s a little scary to think that this can be a very common phenomenon and the fact that things could’ve gone from bad to horrible in an instant. Thankfully for viewers with a weak stomach, we don’t go that far here and end on a somewhat positive note.
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That being said, Noise (2023) feels rather half-baked. The first half of the film feels sluggish, and as such, it is quite slow-paced. The film tries to build tension, but most of the time, it takes forever to get to the point. There are also too many jumpscares that really are not necessary and feel forced, and I found the ending to be rather lacklustre and convenient. It is a rather interesting choice to put everything on daddy issues and then end off without any real conclusion.
Does Matt get some therapy? We will never know.
Either way, Ward Kerremans and Sallie Harmsen play their roles well. There’s an insanity in Kerremans’s eyes that he brings forth well. You will feel quite concerned for him, especially in the second half of the film. Harmsen’s Liv plays the doting wife and mother but has little other part in the psychological thriller.
Summing Up: Noise (2023)
Noise (2023) is a decent thriller. The first part drags a bit, but the second part is quite thrilling and makes a strong point of taking care of all of your past issues before jumping on the wagon of having a child. It’s a huge responsibility, people, that no one should take lightly.
Noise (2023) is streaming on Netflix.
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YES the second part is alright (the last 28 minuttes or so), EVERYTHING BEFORE THAT IS BORING ALOT OF TALKING and things barely happening, if is this supposse to be a horror with like only two scarejumps and a floor, but if thats the case their DOING A SHITTY JOB, THEIR BORED AND HAPPENS TO FAR AWAY FROM EACHOTHER,
In the first houer IS JUST A SCREAMING KID/BABY, i dont like kids, this movie i used like tottal 25-26 minuttes to watch it very fast trought,
Score above me is too generus, my score for this Miss and mess that is trying to be a movie at all: 0.5 of 5…. DELETED AND THUMBS DOWN THIS INSTANT, then ending was a confussing mess.