Overall disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (4 March 2007)

Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood, or maybe you need to have played the game to enjoy this film, but I found it a huge letdown. It has so many promising elements to it, but the sense of anticipation built up in the viewer only lead to disappointment in my case.
Silent Hill manages to carry an incredibly creepy and disturbing tone throughout, with good acting and amazing visual effects, but it just drags on and on for so long... only to reach a totally ambiguous ending, which left me feeling completely frustrated that I'd wasted hours watching a depressing story, which petered out to nowhere.
I also had problems with the storyline, which whilst keeping in mind it was a fantasy movie, at times pushed the limits. Many of Radha Mitchell's actions seemed totally illogical. As well, the opening scenes of the film are weak in that they don't establish enough of an interest or care for the characters to sustain the viewers throughout.