Pass on this garbage and go see Wolf Creek

Rating: 3/10 (22 April 2006)

Overall I was disappointed. None of the characters were believable and often their actions were only to drive the plot along. The movie as a whole lacked common sense (for example, why did they run from the cop at the beginning? Or how about this one: if everyone in the town was already dead, how could they die again at the end?? Shouldn't they have become like the other town residents, condemned to torment? Oh wait, they needed some gratuitous blood splatter at the end, that's why.) Also, very convenient that the girl was found right before the final showdown with NO effort expended by the residents of the town. Apparently, she was just hiding in a room and everyone suddenly knew right where to look!!
Also, who edited this thing?? Check the left side of the screen when the mom and cop enter the church building for the first time - one of the crew member's ENTIRE BODY can be seen.
For those looking for a good thriller, check out Wolf Creek. Unlike Silent Hill, it spends the first half simply developing the characters so that when they are eventually placed in harm's way, you feel like you are there with them. You empathize for them and sincerely want them to survive in the end. With Silent Hill, I couldn't care less if mommy commando and her new best cop friend made it out.
I'll give it 3/10 for some brief moments of suspense.