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| White Noise: The Light Review |
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It‘s not often that a sequel is better than the original, especially not a sequel that hardly anyone was looking forward to anyway. However, "White Noise: The Light" turns out to be exactly that, largely because of a decent plot and likeable performances from its two leads.
Nathan Fillion (aka Captain Reynolds from "Firefly" / "Serenity") plays Abe Dale, an ordinary man who attempts suicide after losing his wife and son in a tragic shooting. However, instead of dying, Abe has a Near Death Experience (or NDE, as the acronym–obsessed film insists on calling them) and discovers that he can see a bright shining light around people who are going to die. Discovering that he can save these people gives Abe a reason to live and things look up considerably when he saves the life of his cute nurse, Sherry (Katee Sackhoff, aka Starbuck from "Battlestar Galactica"). However, when Abe investigates his wife‘s killer (Craig Fairbrass, aka, er, Dan Sullivan from "EastEnders") he makes a shocking discovery that has devastating consequences for the lives of those he has saved…
The film‘s biggest problem is its mistaken belief that repeated shots of TV static followed by ghosts jumping out are scary rather than tedious. However, the ghosts calm down after a bit and the result is a surprisingly entertaining supernatural thriller, thanks to the obvious chemistry between the two likeable leads (sci–fi fans will no doubt get a kick out of seeing "Mal" and "Starbuck" interact) and a script that someone has actually put some thought into for once. The film even survives a moment of hilariously bad acting by Craig Fairbrass. In short, if you hated the first film (which was, admittedly, dreadful), don‘t be put off seeing the sequel, as it‘s surprisingly decent.
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