Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

White Noise
2022
*
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Jodie Turner-Smith, André Benjamin, Sam Gold

College professor and his wife both suffer from a fear of death. Things come to a head when a derailed chemical train releases a toxic cloud and the family are forced to evacuate. Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Don DeLillo's 1985 novel tells at least three separate stories, and I didn't like any of them. The characters, who all seem to be reciting their own monologue, make me want to pull my last hairs out. Adam Driver is just about the only positive thing about the film, while Greta Gerwig is just awful.