Slow paced bore

Rating: 2/10 (28 April 2006)

I was really disappointed in Silent Hill. I didn't know that it was based on a video game, but I don't think that really mattered much. It would have been a disappointment either way.
The characters were not well developed, and I didn't care who lived or died. I thought that the story looked strong based on the trailer but the movie itself was weak.
While Silent Hill strives to shock the audience, the shocks are just not shocking. They used gory imagery too much, to the extent where it became expected and unnecessary and lost its effect. Silent Hill also fails to bring in anything scary.
The movie is less than 2 hours long, but I felt like I was sitting in the theater for about 8 hours. It seemed like it would end, then it just kept going and going. The pacing did not keep my interest.
When the movie was over, the only word I could describe Silent Hill with was 'ridiculous'.