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Swedish language comedy about a tone-deaf police officer's attempts to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city. Cast:Bengt Nilsson, Sanna Persson Halapi, Magnus Borjeson, Anders Vestergard, Fredrik Myhr, Marcus Haraldson Boij, Johannes Bjork, Sven Ahlstrom, Peter Schildt, Pelle Ohlund, Paula McManusDirector:Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne NilssonRelease Date:March 9, 2012DVD Release:June 26, 2012From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr 50 min
Sound of Noise played in key cities to good reviews. • Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "Agreeably snappy, thoroughly noisy and delightfully original, if a bit slapdash..." • And Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "Great premise, middling execution.... The trouble begins with a needless subplot including a music-averse policeman named Amadeus on the culprits' tail." More Reviews Below...
Sound of Noise Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...a character study mixed with outlandish crime procedural. Everyone's quite serious about the joke... a dry treat -- a solid, self-aware cult pleasure."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 03/09/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The energy flags whenever the vandals are at rest... But Johannes Stjärne Nilsson is a delight, and the filmmakers' own creativity transforms shock into awe."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 138 words, 03/09/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...fresh ode to found sound and the music of silence casts an amused gaze at careerism, classical-music reverence and notions of artistic purity..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 03/09/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "More an intriguing premise than a successful film... the film quickly loses its novelty and becomes about as bold as a Swedish production of 'Stomp.' "(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 03/07/12
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "Great premise, middling execution.... The trouble begins with a needless subplot including a music-averse policeman named Amadeus on the culprits' tail."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 129 words, 03/23/12
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "For a movie about a group of provocateurs -- even if only musical ones -- it's curiously tame.... lacks the anarchic spirit that presumably moves its guerrilla musicians."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 168 words, 03/23/12
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "An inventive mix of police procedural, anti-establishment manifesto, meet-cute romance and plenty of unusual percussion... absurdist fun..."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 137 words, 03/23/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "More an intriguing premise than a successful film... the film quickly loses its novelty and becomes about as bold as a Swedish production of 'Stomp.' "(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 03/07/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...part quirky comedy, part existential mystery, part flash-mob musical.... works well just as an offbeat cops-and-robbers picture."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 03/08/12
Jesse Cataldo, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...ultimately winning because of its devilish anarchic streak, aiming its arrows at the stuffiness of the traditional musical establishment."(See all of Jesse Cataldo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 536 words, 03/05/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...a character study mixed with outlandish crime procedural. Everyone's quite serious about the joke... a dry treat -- a solid, self-aware cult pleasure."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 03/09/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...fresh ode to found sound and the music of silence casts an amused gaze at careerism, classical-music reverence and notions of artistic purity..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 03/09/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...a delightful comic cocktail of modern city symphony, police procedural and love story.... hits tones corresponding to silly, raucous and rhapsodic."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 05/24/10
Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "It's all based on music -- raw, elemental and percussive -- out of which genuine laughs are wrung... may be small in scope, but, in terms of imagination, it's huge."(See all of Peter Brunette's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 10/14/10
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...fresh ode to found sound and the music of silence casts an amused gaze at careerism, classical-music reverence and notions of artistic purity..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 03/09/12
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...a character study mixed with outlandish crime procedural. Everyone's quite serious about the joke... a dry treat -- a solid, self-aware cult pleasure."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 03/09/12
18.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Sound of Noise's reviews are separated by an average 18.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Sound of Noise (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Sound of Noise's reviews cover 12.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,712 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 286 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 42 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Sound of Noise's reviews on average broke 42 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Sound of Noise's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Sound of Noise (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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