Best VG movie adaption and good film on its own merit.

Rating: 10/10 (12 July 2008)

Of all the video game to movie films that have come out this is the best. All the other ones were pure crap. This movie however captures the spirit of the game and throws in the dark drama the series contains. Staying true to the series the director does everything right using camera angles, the music from the games, and keeping the creatures and all else as true to the game as possible.
Purely dark, moody, dramatic, and disturbing. This movie stands above all other horror movies by not following clichÃ©s and by doing something different. Nowadays we have horror movies always about a group of backpackers (always teens) out on vacation the meet some weirdo murderers sex, violence, and lots of gore is what usually ensues. Not in this movie they keep tension, human drama, and yes it still contains gore, but it's not gory and violent for the sake of being exploitive it fits the story being told. All in all a great movie and shows that when a VG to movie is done right it can be something truly amazing. A ten out of ten, for direction, set design, acting, writing, special effects, and staying true to the series on which it is based.