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In lieu of continuing the events of Geoffrey Sax's 2005 thriller White Noise (which starred Michael Keaton and Chandra West), the supernatural thriller White Noise 2 (released in Great Britain as Whit... read more read more...e Noise: The Light) begins with a separate set of characters and explores a thematically similar set of events. Abe Dale (Nathan Fillion) is a sweet-natured, contented husband and father whose wife, Rebecca (Kendall Cross) and young son, Danny (Josh Ballard) are butchered by a seemingly crazed gunman. Henry Caine (Craig Fairbrass) bursts into a diner and shoots both of them, then turns the gun on himself. Devastated, Abe makes an unsuccessful suicide bid, then awakens in a hospital, where he finds himself in a near death experience, pulled inexorably toward a bright light. Regaining consciousness, Abe discovers his sudden, newfound ability to spot "auras" around the living that signal death in advance. He uses the precognition to save several lives from potential disaster, as a kind of 'avenging angel,' but soon discovers that these interventions against death wreak exceedingly dire and ugly consequences on Earth. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Patrick Lussier

Release Date: January 5, 2007

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DVD Release Date: January 8, 2008

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  • January 23, 2010
    This one is better than the first one. I liked the ending.
  • December 23, 2009
    White Noise 2: The Light is slightly better than the first film. It could/should have been much better as the story was much stronger. It was certainly more entertaining than watching Michael Keaton watching TV for 90 minutes anyway. The problem was, quite typically in recent sci... read more-fi/sudo-horror/paranormal dramas, was the believability factor. Seeing dead people, fine, seeing 'The light', no problem with that, but the little things such as being left in the office of your wife and sons killer by his wife 'Because I'm sure you'd like to be alone' er, no, not buying that. It's these little details that can ruin a film for me. That and the rather silly ending that undoes a lot of good work anyway. Also, what the hell has happened to the usually up-beat, almost hyper-actively cool Nathan Fillion? He's positively lethargic in this film. A shame but I'll get over it, I guess it was better than I expected due to the fact that most sequels of average horrors aren't exactly known for their Oscar potential.
  • August 5, 2009
    Slightly better than it's predecessor, White Noise The Light has very little in common with it's older sibling. This time the film is more concerned with being exciting, creepy and disturbing. It mostly pays off. More of a super-hero movie, where Fillion can sense who is about to... read more die. The film has a wonderful twist and plays on the idea of meddling in matters of fate. Unfortunately, there are just too many small moments of cheap/corniness. Had it not been made as a sequel to White Noise, it could have been more free to do it's own thing and have it's own style.
  • April 10, 2009
    Its good not as good as the 1st one but watchable!
  • December 12, 2007
    Silliness that tries to go a step further than the original by making Nathan Fillion the receiver of the images - with no explanation as to why. It was mostly predictable and lame, but Fillion is always fun to watch.
  • July 30, 2007
    It's not quite as disappointing as the first "White Noise" but, apart from Nathan Fillion's strong performance, there still isn't much more to this than it being just another "Final Destination" in all but name. It also homaged quite a few other films in the same genre and, by so... read more doing, was ridiculously predictable. The ending was really unsatisfying too.
  • July 14, 2007
    A very interesting movie, way better than the first one, or at least with a better story with some very good twists. An unknown cast, mostly actors from tv or independent films, but the case of Nathan Fillion was a very good surprise, his performance was with very credible and ... read moreconvincing aswell as the acting job of Craig Fairbass. Again the only thing I think it was a little weak was the ending, expected something betters
  • May 18, 2007
    A pretty good sequel dealing with near death experiences has a good twist if not groundbreaking.
  • April 17, 2011
    Way, way better than the first, it doesn't even seem to be a sequel. The plot was much more interesting than the first one and, of course, it had Nathan Fillion which by himself is always enjoyable to watch.
  • April 9, 2008
    As dumb as they come, White Noise 2: The Light is a stinker of a film. A sequel only in name - the events here have no relation to the Michael Keaton failure - this is frustrating, wholly unoriginal fare. The dialogue is truly terrible (every conversation has a choice of c... read morelunkers) and the acting flat. Nathan Fillion and Katee Sackhoff are both very talented actors but even their gallant efforts don't help. They're frankly slumming it here - surely they didn't need a pay cheque that badly? As for the plot... being derivative is one thing, but White Noise 2: The Light has the gall to completely rip-off plot devices and twists wholesale from the likes of Final Destination, Unbreakable and Lost Souls to name but three. Director Patrick Lussier tries to disguise the unoriginality by throwing in so many camera tricks and unusual compositions (a couple of which admittedly are quite striking) that the film descends into campery, and the bizarre editing means that scenes transition without any logic. The biblical imagery becomes tired and eventually sickening and the ending holds absolutely no surprises. AVOID.

Critic Reviews


Kevin A. Ranson
February 26, 2008
Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com

Expecting you to believe a lot while borrowing from many ghoulish sources, genre fans will find plenty to enjoy even if there isn't enough to love. Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
January 10, 2008
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

Thanks to Lussier's tight direction, gruesome disturbing imagery, wonderful story, and great performance by Nathan Fillion, [it's] is a great piece of supernatural filmmaking... Full Review

MaryAnn Johanson
January 8, 2008
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

[T]he script does work in one good -- and by "good" I mean "cheap and implausible" -- Firefly reference... Full Review

Scott Weinberg
January 8, 2008
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

A few cheap jolts, a handful of clever ideas, and just enough energy and creativity to make it across the finish line. Full Review

Brian Orndorf
January 7, 2008
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com

White Noise 2 is pretty much everything the original film wasn't: genuinely exciting, well made, competently acted, and contains a payoff that remains in the realm of easy digestion. Full Review

David Nusair
June 7, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...Fillion's stellar work ensures that one can generally overlook the film's various inadequacies... Full Review

Johnny Butane
January 24, 2007
Johnny Butane, Dread Central

It's a lot better than you might think! Full Review

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    • Abe Dale: On the third day, Christ rose again. But what about the devil?
    • Abe Dale: If you save someone's life, you are responsible for it.
    • Abe Dale: How does right freakin' now grab you?

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