Another terrible, generic "run-from-da-monsters-LOL" movie.

Rating: 1/10 (1 March 2007)

I'm not sure how much it is that these people giving such insanely positive reviews are getting paid, but I hope it's worth their souls.
People: This movie is bad. It doesn't matter if it's "Silent Hill" or not. It's just a bad movie entirely on its own merits.
The acting in this movie is completely laughable, which is almost a good thing, as it makes the completely retarded decisions the characters make *almost* seem believable. Of particular note is Cybil. "Hmm, this woman hasn't broken any law at all, and has done nothing out of place, and her daughter, who refuses to talk to strangers even if they are police officers, seems to be entirely sure that this woman IS in fact her mother. I BETTAR GO FOLLOW HER LOL!" And later on when she's fighting the cultists and just gives up when she's winning the fight? What the hell was that about? "OOPS I'M WINNING BUT HAVE TO BE A TRAGIC HEAVY-HANDED MARTYR BETTER QUIT FIGHTING FOR NO REASON AT ALL LOL OH NOES FIRE IS HOT LOL".
Although nothing is really as bad as the "Congratulations Rose, your reward is the truth!" scene. Protip: If your movie doesn't make sense without a ridiculous obligatory 10-minute sequence where you have to literally sit down and hold the audience's hand through the entire plot of the film, then guess what? TRY AGAIN. YOU DID IT WRONG AND YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED.
I found the CG effects to vary from simply unimpressive to silly. This film wasn't frightening. It was too boring to even be a mindless slasher-style romp. The script was an insult to the movie-going public at large. The music was good, but more often than not seemed inappropriate for the scenes it was matched to. The only part of the film I liked was the ending. And I'm not saying that in a sarcastic "because it was finally over" way. I really mean that I thought the ending of the film was decent. I wish I could say good, but I simply can't bring myself to do that about this movie.
I can honestly say I have seen fan-made films that were better movies than "Silent Hill." "Silent Horror" is a parody, and it still manages to capture the horror atmosphere than this disappointment.
Please do yourself a favor. Don't watch this movie. And if you did like this movie, do yourself a favor: read a book. Try the Great Gatsby, or how about Candide? Or watch something that does deserve praise, like "Jacob's Ladder", or maybe "One Hour Photo." Both films that actually ARE creepy and ARE good "horror" films.There's so many things in this world that are good, but this is not one of them. I think if you expand your horizons a bit, you'll see what I mean.