Where's the Pyramid Head filling?

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2006)

OK, before I go anywhere with this, I'm going to explain why I give it a 7. If you manage to throw everything that you've learned from the video games out the window it's a great movie. It's what horror movies these days should be. However, if you prefer it to follow the games a bit more, then you might want to consider watching something else. So 7 is kind of the happy middle, I guess you could say.
Here's why I say this.
The movie's got its inaccuracies, that's a given. But there were several things that I just would've liked to have seen worked with a bit more. Like Pyramid Head. He kicks ass when he's on the screen, but I just don't think they took advantage of him enough. For a character that was as vital to the plot in the game, they just kinda let him slip in the movie. Though he's not nearly as big of a let down as Nemesis from Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Not by a long shot. I'd also liked to have seen the purpose behind Silent Hill (the whole gather and punish sinners aspect) worked with a bit more. They use it, but just not enough.
Like I said, it's a great movie if you can forget about the meaning behind various things, like why almost every character in Silent Hill 2 was a woman or what Pyramid Head was actually there for or Dalia's actual purpose. I dunno. I liked it, but there was definitely room for improvement. I want to give it a higher rating because they did a good job on it, but I still can't help but feel short changed out of the deal.