RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

tedg Somewhere in the rulebook it is alleged to say that in a mystery film things have to make sense. In another rulebook, near the top, is the imperative that films should matter. Fortunately I know which library this filmmaker visits, but YOU will not until you get to the end.Storywise, there are a number of murders and murder attempts. In parallel, we get introduced to a policeman, incidentally assigned to the area that matters so far as the murders. We see him get involvedMeanwhile, overlain on the procedural-mystery, we have a rather adventuresome experiment in untrusted narration. Senses and sense is occluded. It is experimental because it isn't carried the normal way alone. We do have the flashback from the witness as a lie, a visual device. We have other small liars as well, in the story itself. But the notion is carried by sound; what we and key characters hear and do not. Along the way we get some expertly sculpted sound design.It is pretty trilling.Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.

Chris K Unbelievable characters, in a story so bad I literally threw away the DVD. It was certainly not worth owning this movie. The cops in this movie are portrayed as nasty and abusive on the train, incompetent when dealing with the girl who was in shock. An officer who can't hear is put in a position of minding the store by himself? When he does intervene in trying to saving a handicapped boy's life the DCI is more concerned about the cop not staying with the caravan, than the ease at which anyone could get the witness' home address from the police station.Bad,Bad story.

kirip I have no hesitation in listing this among the best 5 films of all time. Nuff said. I see arclight has distribution rights in the US but what is happening? Is it being distributed? If so when and where? I am particularly interested in any Boston screenings. Why do most of the really great films from Australia never get a US release? I see I need to write 10 lines. But really to try and say anything more about this film would be almost an insult to it. Anyone seen The Year My Voice Broke, another great Australian film with similar subtle integration of sound and cinematography to a level which literally enchants. Year My Voice Broke came out back in the 80s, got a small release at art-house cinemas in NY and LA but never a Video release. Amazing. One of the greatest world films of all time and completely and utterly unavailable outside Australia. I hope Noise is not going the same way. Incredibly different films, but for me two of the best 5 I have ever seen.

jbm784 When i heard this movie was Australian and i seen it got a 7.3 out of 10 i couldn't wait to hire this movie out. Even 5 minutes into the movie it looked like it was going to shape up to be a good movie, but i was completely wrong. Me and my wife put up with an hour of this crap before we turned it off. We are both Aussie movie fans, me in particular but this movie sucked!. The acting was hopeless, the plot was pathetic...it was one of those movies where they make every character in the movie stupid and sarcastic not to mention unlikeable, there is not a single person in this film one could like. This movie is a disgrace to Aussie films and i definitely recommend not hiring it. I was tempted to chuck the movie in the bin regardless of it being from the local video store, it was that pathetic!.