Wonderful character development!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Before going into this film, there were a few factors that led me to believe that this was going to be a dark film. One, was that it was described as a crime film, the R rating and the fact that it is Swedish. I must guiltily admit that as an American, there is a stereotype that Swedish film is dark and/or depressing (considering the work of Bergman, Moodyson, Let the Right One In, The Steig Larssen adaptations etc). Unfortunately, this is due to the aforementioned artists and narratives as being what is presented to the US market. However, I will no longer harbor such a skewed image of said culture.Sound of Noise is certainly not a dark film by any means. It is a heart-warming, quirky tale of family, forgiveness and the ultimate quest for silence. It's an extended adaptation of a short from nearly a decade before that involved the leading actress of the film, comedian Sanna Persson.The films centers around two percussionists who recruit a motley crew of other drummers to help them carry out their elaborate performance pieces. Each drummer has a different specialty, as in the orchestral percussionist, the lounge drummer, the electronic drummer and so on. The film takes on a satirical form of a heist genre pic. Just imagine Oceans Eleven but with drummers instead of safecrackers and card counters. Some may feel that the elaborate performances are over the top and too Stomp-like but I think that is the point. In the most subtle sense, it strives to provide tongue-in-cheeck commentary on the urban, avant-garde squatters who are constantly trying to top themselves at every gallery crawl.For the most part, despite the rating, Sound of Noise is fun for the whole family. Your kids need to read subtitles anyway. It's good for them.File under: Napoleon Dynamite, Wes Anderson

Amadeus Warnebring was born to a musical family. The only problem early in his life Amadeus the family realize he is deaf. As there is no future in music for him, Amadeus decides to become a policeman. As a detective he is able to function because his ability to read lips, thus he is able to make a career as a detective when we first meet him.Sanna Persson, a woman with an ambition to do her own kind of music, is not exactly what one would expect. Her music is eclectic and different. She is the composer of a musical project "Music for the City and Six Drummers" a complex undertaking to create music using the most bizarre methods. Helped by Magnus, she embarks on a journey to recruit men capable of playing the most outrageous instruments besides the drums. Their tactics baffle everyone and the police, who consider they are simply terrorists.This wonderful Swedish comedy was jointly directed by Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjarne Nilsson. The main idea seems to be questioning our tastes in music. While Amadeus comes from a classical musicians, the great conductor Oscar Warnebring is Amadeus' brother, the creators are merely asking why are we so against to listen to music that appears to be strange to our ears. Sanna and her group want to incorporate everyday sounds into compositions that while different, are not completely horrible. In fact, there are cadences in some of the pieces that are even tuneful.Amadeus' own world is silence, and yet, he can understand what Sanna and the band are trying to accomplish. Bengt Nilsson gives a good performance as the deaf detective. Sanna Persson appeared in the directors' own "Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers", which seem to have been the basis for this full length feature.Shot in and around Malmo, Sweden, which the cinematographer Charlotta Tengroth captures for our enjoyment. The music was created by Fred Avril, Magnus Borgeson and Six Drummers. The film does not disappoint.

How about four anarchist drummers performing street music illegally without permits from the proper authorities. The first event takes place in a hospital operating room where an obese man is awaiting surgery and whose body is used as a percussive device. A bank is next up for these oddball artists. They don't rob it, but instead shred the money, utilizing the sound of the machines for effect.The third movement, as it were, has the four with giant bulldozers in front of an opera house using the shovel portion thumping up and down on the asphalt of the parking lot as a rhythmic tune.The final act is an ingenuous undertaking where the musicians are suspended from electrical power transmission lines using metal objects as bows mimicking the sound of a gigantic violin. Art of Noise is a very quirky comedy which I found to be funny and inventive at the same time.

This movie is pure joy, musically and cinematically. Just the idea of having six drummers as terrorists, using everyday objects as instruments is so brilliant it doesn't even matter how good or bad the movie is. Fortunately this movie does great at both having an original idea, great characters and beautiful cinematography. The musical numbers is of course awesome, but also the plot line involving the policeman Warnebring is brilliant. You really feel for the character, even if he starts of as the bad guy(kind of), and you also root for him sometimes, even though he tries to stop the musicians. This is an amazing movie experience that I can recommend for everyone who has a heart(cheesy,but true), and can enjoy great cinema.