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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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Prairie Miller

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: | comment Comment | Jan., 25 2008 02:09 PM

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Josh Rosenblatt

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 20 2007 03:36 AM

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Michael Dequina

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 19 2007 09:00 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 13 2007 03:36 AM

Hollywood.com

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Timothy Knight

Dramatic tension and narrative momentum are MIA.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 13 2007 03:36 AM

Reel.com

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Nathan Rabin

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 12 2007 04:04 PM

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Jim Slotek

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 12 2007 02:39 PM

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Jim Lane

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 11 2007 07:58 AM

Sacramento News & Review

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Geoff Berkshire

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2007 01:14 AM

Metromix.com

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Chuck Wilson

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2007 12:31 PM

L.A. Weekly

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Frank Scheck

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2007 12:28 PM

Hollywood Reporter

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James Diers

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2007 12:23 PM

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Ty Burr

Could have used more music.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2007 12:14 PM

Boston Globe

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Andy Webster

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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New York Times

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Elizabeth Weitzman

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: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2007 12:00 PM

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