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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttGeoffrey Sax, a British television director making his theatrical debut, lavishes enough craft on the paranormal thriller to send more than a few chills down the spine.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyThere's nothing at all scary about White Noise, which goes bump in the night so often it's easy to mistake it for clumsy.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittBeneath its regrettably banal surface, White Noise raises the creepy question of whether intimidating, even malign forces may be lurking in those fancy gadgets that fill our living rooms and offices.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaHas a low-key tone that works in its favor for a time.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyScott BrownEntertainment WeeklyScott BrownWhat might have been a rote horror exercise becomes instead a twitchy, mannered, often amusing rote horror exercise.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIn White Noise, Hollywood and Michael Keaton try to make a decent thriller out of ghosts in the machine but come up with lousy reception and static.
- 30The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisA film worthy neither of Mr. Keaton's talents nor even a desperate horror fan's attention.
- 30Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoThe movie straitjackets Keaton into a humorless, table-pounding role.
- 25Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleIt is a grim and monotonous affair despite the overkill of bad guys -- a trio of evil spirits plus a bonus serial killer -- mixed with a few cheap shocks futilely intended to make the audience jump.
- 20L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonNo, this isn't an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s great 1985 novel, but a muddled talking-ghosts movie.