For Non - Gamers - Silent Hill

Rating: 3/10 (24 April 2006)

I know that I will get attacked for this, but . . . For those of you, like myself, who have no idea about the game Silent Hill - I didn't even know it was a game until I heard people saying so when it was over - this movie makes little to no sense. The plot is flimsy at best. There is nothing to truly follow if you do not know the plot of the game. Even the major evil character (the Bird-Man of Big-KnifeLand)made little sense to those of us not privy to the game. The writing was, literally, a joke. I am not sure if the writer's MEANT for the audience to laugh through most of it, but that is what happened in the Manhattan theatre I saw it in. And could someone PLEASE explain the Bob Fossey dance number with the Nurses from Hell?>!?!?! So, ultimately, if you are a fan of the game, or even familiar with it, you may love it. But, if you are clueless as to the background - watcher beware. For non-fans, just chalk it up as another over-hyped, underwhelming "horror" film.