The film is a mess.

Rating: 2/10 (22 April 2006)

This isn't a movie. It is a mess under the guise of one of the most successful horror video game franchises in existence. I haven't played the games personally, but I went tonight with someone who was an avid fan, and they didn't even understand what was going on.
To be fair, it had a strong first half hour, and some pretty interesting and gory deaths...Yes, that's about as fair as I can be, as it all goes downhill after those first thirty minutes.
Now, the premise of this film is that the town of Silent Hill was destroyed by fire some years ago. This is a fact well known by every police officer in the area. However, upon entering a building not long after that thirtieth minute, the escorting cop says (I kid you not): "Looks like there was a fire here..." This is when people really started to laugh and leave the theatre.
Shortly thereafter, the movie takes a turn from TRYING to be terrifying, to cheesy, one-line-and-effects-laden, mindless, repetitive garbage. Also, according to my friend, the main villain which SHOULD be the "main boss" is not actually really a villain at all, but more of a minion to the "master mass of living razor wire".
Probably a good way to conclude is with that of the film. One of the foremost reasons not to see this movie is that it has the single worst ending I have EVER SEEN. Nothing is resolved; however, this is due in part to the fact that the whole reason the second act starts is because the mother gets her daughter lost in the whole mess.
Mess...what an appropriate word to end on. This film deserves no more or less title.