physically appealing, but ridiculously confusing

Rating: 3/10 (21 May 2006)

Silent Hill was one mess of a movie, but perhaps it's because I have never played the game before. in fact, i had no idea it was based off of a game until i read its reviews. nonetheless, i get a feeling that whoever the director is did it for just the gamers, and not the non-gamers. which if you think about it is quite crass because non-gamers constitute a huge stake of revenues.
the movie starts out unbelievably slow (except for when the daughter is about to jump off of a cliff), and then it gets fast all of a sudden. i do have to give it to the special effects guy, the movie was visually appealing for a good part (especially the end, it was quite impressive) but throughout the movie, you get a sense of trite and cheesiness. it came to a point where the yelling and screaming and loud noises was unbearable and annoying, but again, visually it was really appealing, especially when pyramid head tore that girl's flesh out.
this movie is also ridiculously hard to fathom. the ending more so than ever. at the end, rose and Sharon make it home, but daddy (sean bean) is in a different world than the one that rose and Sharon constitute. now, i'm not a gamer, so i don't know what the hell is going on, and i think that after paying 7 bucks, i would appreciate a damn explanation.
so my suggestion, if you're a gamer, please go and watch it, as i've read good reviews about it, but if you're not, please DON'T GO WATCH IT, you will have no clue what's going on, worse yet, it might be more trying than an accounting final exam.