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Feel the Noise

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Feel the Noise (2007)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:3

Rotten:21

Average Rating:3.7/10

Consensus: Despite the different musical genre, Feel the Noise is as generic as any music-themed film that has come before it.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The street beats of New York City and Puerto Rico meet in this film from Alejandro Chomski (TODAY AND TOMORROW). Born and bred in New York City, Rob (Omarion Grandberry) dreams of making it as a... The street beats of New York City and Puerto Rico meet in this film from Alejandro Chomski (TODAY AND TOMORROW). Born and bred in New York City, Rob (Omarion Grandberry) dreams of making it as a rapper. When he becomes a wanted man in his neighborhood, Rob's loving mother (Kellita Smith) sends him to Puerto Rico to stay with a father he never knew existed (Giancarlo Esposito). In an instant, Rob not only acquires a father, but a stepmother (Rosa Arredondo) and a stepbrother (Victor Rasuk), Javi, who also has dreams of making it big in the music world. Together, Rob and Javi are determined to put their imprint on the widely popular world of reggaeton, a musical genre combining reggae, rap, salsa, and bomba. With the help of Rob's love interest, beautiful dancer C.C. (Zulay Henao), the duo just might hit the big time. Jennifer Lopez is one of the producers of this ode to Puerto Rico and its culture, which showcases reggaeton and hot dance moves. Grandberry shows the softer side of Rob, who has good intentions at heart even though trouble seems to follow him everywhere. But Rasuk is the scene-stealer as Javi, Rob's guide to all things Puerto Rican and reggaeton, and a talented musician in his own right. James McCaffrey appears as a big-time record executive who has more on his mind than music, and Melonie Diaz plays C.C.'s friend, MiMi. [More]

Starring: Omarion Grandberry, Zulay Henao, James McCaffrey, Kellita Smith

Starring: Omarion Grandberry, Zulay Henao, James McCaffrey, Kellita Smith, Malik Yoba, Melonie Diaz, Victor Rasuk, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosa Arredondo

Director: Alejandro Chomski

Director: Alejandro Chomski
Screenwriter: Albert Leon
Producer: Sofia Sondervan, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Fields
Composer: Andres Levin
Studio: Columbia Tristar

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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/03/08
Boxoffice Magazine

A cool blend of Puerto Rican and Nuyorican rhythmic, racial and family ties that bind, Feel The Noise likewise taps into a hot fusion of African derived sounds and sensibilities that connect those multiple cross-continental roots together.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
01/25/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
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Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/17/07
Minneapolis Star Tribune

It’s hard to fault a screenwriter for cramming every idea he’s ever had about anything into his first movie for fear there won’t be a second.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/20/07
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

Producer Jennifer Lopez's cameo in the film's climactic Puerto Rican Day parade sequence feels like a victory lap for successfully bilking film financiers and moviegoers out of their money.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/19/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/13/07
Hollywood.com

Dramatic tension and narrative momentum are MIA.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
10/13/07
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

Reggaeton has officially come of age: The burgeoning subgenre now has a terrible, opportunistic exploitation movie to call its own.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
10/12/07
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Possibly the least provocative hip-hop movie ever that didn't star Lil' Bow Wow, Feel The Noise is the kind of feel-good/kid-with-a-dream-overcomes-the-odds story we're used to seeing starring white kids named Hilary or Lance.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/12/07
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

...rambles heedlessly from cliche to cliche...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
10/11/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

An awkwardly executed drama with a leading man better suited for the concert stage, not the movie screen.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
10/10/07
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

First-time screenwriter Albert Leon appears to have turned for music industry insight not to his famous producer (who has no excuses) but to other music-themed movies (Mariah Carey’s Glitter, perhaps?).

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10/08/07
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

No one will mistake director Alejandro Chomski's Feel the Noise for great drama. But there's an undeniable sweetness to the characters, the performers are highly appealing, and the music sizzles.

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10/08/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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This music-driven melodrama aims to salute and promote a cultural phenomenon -- reggaeton music, in this case -- by slathering it all over an instantly forgettable, cliché-laden pop flick.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
10/08/07
James Diers
James Diers
E! Online

Could have used more music.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/08/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

It’s the subtexts -- about minority kinship and Hispanic self-actualization -- that resound. If only its fable (and leading man) didn’t keep getting in the way.

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10/08/07
Andy Webster
Andy Webster
New York Times
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The plot is contrived, the performances are all over the board, and Chomski's camera ogles his actresses just a little too much.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/08/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
 
 
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