Tim Robbins, William Hurt, Bridget Moynahan
A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2008
Stats: 504 reviews
Interesting premise, shaky execution. Still worth it if you fancy watching Tim Robbins bashing a car to bits with his baseball bat.
was this a comedy? weak. some semi interesting ideas that lacked focus and edge. barely kept my attention
David Owen (Tim Robbins) appears to lead a normal life: married, with one child and a well-paid job; he is, initially at least, quite unremarkable. But David leads a double life. Sick of the constant noise that engulfs New York City, David becomes "The Rectifier," breaking into a...( read more)
Good movie but I feel like it could have reached a higher breaking point. Still worth the watch though.
Tim Robbins is just plain crazy in this one. I still don't understand why he didn't just leave New York City, but I guess if he did that there wouldn't have been much of a movie.
Refreshing premise allows you to relieve frustrations vicariously. Robbins' performance is excellent as you would expect, however the script itself seemed to miss slightly in places. Overall, a fine film to see.
He has a point and this movie is funny if you think about it. I like how psycho he gets about the car alarms and how he turns it around.
Really good movie. The Rectifier is my role model!! lol. They should of named this movie The Rectifier. This movie was really good and interesting, really worth watching.
A tale of obsession and vigilantism cut with humor and a little Hegel, Henry Bean's Noise is a satisfyingly screwy New York story in which a successful businessman/family man jettisons all because he ... full review
It's wickedly amusing for a little bit, but ultimately the film becomes what it's fighting: just noise. full review
The movie has enough big-city wickedness and merry cruelty to keep things skittering unpredictably. full review
There hasn't been such manifest smugness on screen since The Squid and the Whale. full review
A GREAT idea for a film! I have heard it is particularly against car alarms and the notion that they go off all the time so that people are immune to knowing when it is a false alarm or actually a car getting broken into. I live downtown and I know the feeling!
nothing to do with new your city? even I can see that, i haven't even seen the movie!
The plot synopsis above is 100% wrong. This movie has nothing to do with New York City, and it's not about a man taking vigilante action.
I just saw this film last night and I can't stop thinking about it! Such a great film!
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