Thriller? Suspense? No. Lackluster? Yes.

Rating: 3/10 (21 April 2006)

I hate to say it, I really do, but it must be said; this is not deserving of 8 dollars and a night, possibly not even worth a rental even if you are the best fan in the world.
As a fan of Silent Hill I came to this movie expecting a great thrill ride, one similar to Jacobs Ladder (which is much better than this, WATCH IT). I wanted to hug this movie so tight and defend it so vigorously that I would fend off all critics even if I knew it was bad for a movie, but good for a video game movie. I can't do that. Half way through the beginning I chuckled at the girl's bad acting, then again at the flimsy reasoning to go to silent hill. And then with horrible lines during the middle like "Everything is going to be okay," after Pyramid head just tried to kill them, or the "What the F**K is going on!!!" outburst that isn't fitting of Silent Hill's subtle nature.
And then there are the long scenes of our heroine who is just exploring again and again and again through fog, the underground *otherworld*, and then the hospital. The music rarely helps either, and instead of adding to the atmosphere it takes the audience away and isolates them.
The problem with this movie is that it tries to emulate the games in *every* way, and doesn't realize that its a movie and that there are many things that can not transfer from the game to a movie ADAPTATION.
Of course it does have its upsides; the music is good if you ignore whats going on in the movie, Pyramid Head is awesome (though really pointless), and the sets do have a silent hill feel to them.
Still its as coherent as this review is and is not worth seeing... here's to hope that Silent Hill will not be revived anytime soon as a movie. Its sad so very very sad... Team Silent better deliver with SH 5 or this franchise is dead.
So when thinking about going down to Silent Hill for some fun and relaxation remember I warned you.