How to reduce background noise in Final Cut Express

I have a video shot on the beach with a Canon 5D Mark II internal microphone. The voices are pretty clear, but the background noise is a little too much. I noticed there are a couple dozen filters available, but I have no idea what they do or which to use. You can look here to get some idea of what I mean, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-wkrvx6q9o .
What's the best way to do this? Thanks.

There is no filter in FCE that can eliminate background noise separately from the sound you want to preserve.
SoundSoap can do this.

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