Divorced architect Jonathan Rivers seems to lead a pretty good life with partial custody of his young son and a happy second marriage to Anna, a best-selling author. Things take an ugly turn when Anna disappears during a thunderstorm, apparently the victim of a freak accident. Eventually, her body is found, and Jonathan sinks into despair. Then he meets Raymond, who claims that Anna has contacted him through EVP, or electronic voice phenomena. Raymond explains that the dead can communicate from beyond via static on common electronic equipment like radios and televisions. Jonathan is skeptical until he starts getting phone calls from Anna's inactive cell phone. He visits Raymond, whose home is filled with audio and video monitors and high-tech recording equipment. There he meets Sarah, who has recently received a farewell message from her late fiance. Jonathan eventually receives what appears to be a communication from Anna, but soon afterward, Raymond turns up dead. Obsessed with maintaining contact with his late wife, Jonathan visits a psychic who warns him that he's going down a dangerous path, "meddling" in the affairs of the dead. Undaunted, Jonathan continues to study EVP and eventually finds that he's getting messages from people who haven't died...yet.
Lame. The whole premise of this film is something I find very illogical and silly - that you can communicate with dead people through static on your TV and radio. Apparently, this is something that people actually believe as evidenced by the American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena website - Yikes! Anyway, I couldn't get over the lame plot enough to really enjoy the movie. If you believe in the paranormal, you might enjoy it, but if not, don't bother.
Rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Ian McNeice
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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