Beautiful and nicely directed, but the script lacks a bit

Rating: 8/10 (24 August 2006)

I've never played the game(s), so I won't draw any comparisons.
The film was visually stunning. Watching it, you are thrust into the atmosphere - not just a spectator, but almost a participant. Bravo to the set designers and cinematographer(s).
What bothered me most was the bulk of the dialogue. It teetered badly at times. An unimaginably evil demon should never use the word "got". The best dialogue was given to Alice Krige's character (and what a treat it is to watch her work, by the way - always a fan).
All in all, a decent movie. But it definitely fell short of what it could have been. Given the source of the material (a game), it could've been much worse.