Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (23 April 2006)

I took 2 friends to see this and none of us liked the film. Both said it was one of the worst movies they've ever seen! I won't be so harsh but still I was embarrassed to have dragged them into Silent Hill.
I played the game years ago but I didn't remember much of the story, just that I enjoyed playing it. My friends did not now the game. This may be for fans only, judging by the other reviews.
The good things about the film: it looks great, and Pyramid Head is excellent but has very little screen time. The climax is OK and ultra CGI-gory with some nightmarish visions, but what a drag to get there. I was bored most of the movie. The dialog was very bad at times, and the screenplay is simply go there, find clue, go somewhere else, find another clue... OK for a game, but for a movie? it sure feels like watching the game, but in a bad way.
I loved Brotherhood of the Wolf and my main motivation in seeing this was to see if Christophe Gans could pull it off. Compared to Doom or Uwe Boll's disasters he did - it's probably the best video game adaptation I've seen, the only that vaguely resembles a real movie. But it never becomes more than that. Worth a rental at best.