My Take on the film

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2006)

I saw this movie in a chilly theater, at midnight, at a time when the streets are practically empty in my town, and the people come in droves to the movies. Well, first gripe, the people who were there were just totally awful. I had to separate myself at once from a posse of gamers on my left talking about Harry Mason and some dude and his girlfriend on my right laughing and laughing because "this white woman just got bitch-smacked." I couldn't concentrate, so I moved.
But as the movie went on, that familiar feeling creeped in. That feeling that I was alone and that I couldn't rid myself of this enormous wrong creepiness. Atmosphere as horror is definitely back in action in the Silent Hill motion picture. I felt as if I was playing the game again, because, suddenly, I needed someone to sit next to me or some distraction so that I wouldn't get drawn in to the atmosphere. Well, needless to say, I wanted to go back to my other seat. But I held my ground and finished it alone, something I've never done with the game series.
Now, the movie. Script is the only bad element in this flick. It's not horribly out of context or anything, it's just got that Resident Evil thing about it. "Don't worry, everything is going to be all right," was the audience's favorite line. We all just cracked up so hard after seeing this woman nearly get fileted by a giant buster sword, only to turn to her companion and offer words of numb optimism. The thing is, it wasn't on purpose. There are other points in the movie like this, but you must see to believe.
Plot. This movie really had Saw fans in mind. The plot just made my stomach turn. I think I obliterated a urinal cake once I got out of this movie as well, because I didn't want to miss a beat. Truly, this is one of the sicker films I've seen. Visuals were too good to be true, considering what could have happened in the hands of an American producer.
Finally, to put to rest all the rumors and wondering, there is no incredible twist at the end, because frankly, it's clichÃ©. This film is graceful enough to let the story do its storytelling and not try so hard as to entertain your inner sleuth. Many were disappointed with the ending. I was not.