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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

US Box Office: $5,867,786

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: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/26/08
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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

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

Could have used more music.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/08/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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04/03/08
Boxoffice Magazine
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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

For whatever reason you go to a movie like this, the results are bound to disappoint.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
10/05/07
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

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

A horrid excuse for teen escapism...for those who find Hannah Montana too challenging.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/05/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
10/08/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

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

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

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?).

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/08/07
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

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
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11/17/07
Minneapolis Star Tribune

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

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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How do you say "sappy Horatio Alger tale" in Español?

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10/07/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

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.

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01/25/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Instead of trying to find the heartbeat of reggaetón, the movie resorts to teen conventions, banking that its target audience -- Latino teens, who don't often see themselves onscreen -- won't know enough to demand better.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
10/08/07
Rafer Guzman
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
 
 
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