Pseudo Silent Hill

Rating: 4/10 (25 April 2006)

*SPOILERS* What words might I add to fully reveal my utter disappointment with this film? I patiently awaited the release of Silent Hill, in hopes that this would be the best video game to turn movie thus far. My hopes were shattered. I must speak figuratively when I say I want Roger Avary and Christophe Gans to die a miserable death for believing they actually wrote and directed a great Silent Hill representation.
Firstly, inserting the word "F**k", was the wrong thing to do; for not once in any Silent Hill game of the series does that word appear.
In addition, inserting Pyramid Head and a demon patient does not make any film "Silent Hill". Pyramid Head is a representation of James Sunderland, and the "throwing up" demon patient is a representation of the late Mary S. Sunderland. This is quickly proved by the scene where Pyramid Head is strangling a demon patient in the Apartment Buildings in Silent Hill 2 (Consider how James killed Mary). That said, what the hell did they both make an appearance for? This has now ruined the chance of creating a Silent Hill 2 game-to-movie and having it make any sense.
The cult in the game did not exist, the whole point of the town was that is was to be DESERTED! Yes, that means no cultists who have been living in a town with hardly any food for over thirty years. I distinctly remember differently in the game Dahlia was in search of her daughter, and was trying to aid her in bringing forth the god Samael. In the movie, they just believed her to be a witch. They do not explain why she was a witch, or what she did to signify her herself as a witch, she just was.
The characters do seem agitated during the film, but the characters in all the SH games have a much calmer demeanor; which ruined it for me. I despise screaming, frightened women. Albeit being calm the characters fail to seem realistic, consider the fact that this movie is entirely unbelievable in itself.
I will admit Pyramid Head is the best part of the entire movie; He looked authentic. The removal of flesh from Anna was entirely great, so thumbs up on that motion.
In closing I just think a few things could have been altered with the script to make it less talk and more action. Also, I would have enjoyed more fog, more dark hallways with gruesome cries and frightening echoes, and most decidedly, more blood...Everywhere. Just like the games.