A disappointing, mess of a movie.

Rating: 1/10 (13 May 2006)

Silent Hill the movie. A good idea for a movie and i was looking forward to watching it. But by the end I was sourly disappointed, most of the sets were good, in fact all the ones that weren't in CGI were good. I am not a fan of CGI in any film, and in this film it was used way too much, there were some creatures that could have just been actors with good make-up and costumes on, but instead money was wasted on bad CGI. The acting on the other hand was good, most of the cast are women, and there are some parts where their screaming is a deafening scream, way to loud to be able to stand for any length of time.
The story was set close to the game which is always good, but nothing was properly explained as to why it happened. If they thought explaining it some more in a sequel was a good idea, I recommend that they don't and that they make sure everyone soon forgets about this film.
Directing was okay, but the way the camera was used in some parts was completely wrong for this type of film, and even more-so for the mood that they were trying to set. The real make-up that was used looked very good, but overall this was not a scary movie, did not keep me on the edge of my seat, and nothing really happened until the last 45-30 minutes, which is terrible for any film, but certainly one that was 2hr 15 minutes long.
Do not watch if you like to be entertained.