Great movie, even better video-game movie

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2006)

This movie has hit the bulls-eye in nearly every aspect that makes a movie a good movie. What makes it even better is it accurately goes along with the video game which it is based off of. The actors are perfect fits, even with a few cheesy lines here and there, the actors did wonderful jobs of portraying the characters and displaying the story for you.
The movie has lots of creepy action, it keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what will happen next to the characters. Even with all the scares and action, very limited amounts of CG was used. Nearly no CG was used on any of the characters and environments. It was mostly makeup and latex which created Silent Hill's horrific creatures. This was a plus as too much CG can often ruin a movie's personality.
The plot of the movie is slowly fed to you throughout the movie, letting you pick up the small bits and pieces on your own and piece it together for yourself. That is until the end where it shows you the whole puzzle at once. This was the movie's main downfall. Many pieces of the story were not laid out for you before it tells you the whole story all at once, it ends up being slightly overwhelming if you didn't pay close attention or had no background on the story of Silent Hill. The director could have done a better job with spreading the bits and pieces out for you beforehand, even if it was done in a subtle way.
Overall, this movie is exhilarating to watch. You get to learn the horrible story of a little girl's past, while enjoying being terrified of the creatures in the hell that is Silent Hill.