I don't really know where to begin

Rating: 2/10 (23 April 2006)

I went to see this with a group of friends, and I think everyone in the packed theater left feeling pretty similar to us. For about thirty minutes, I actually thought that this movie might manage to be frightening , thinking that the previews would prove to be an accurate portrayal of the movie. From then on, the movie dragged to a halt until the big ending, complete with genital-shredding barbed wire, which got a good chuckle out of the audience.
Things that were just terrible about this movie:
The dialogue/screenplay, which sounded as though they had lifted the dialogue straight from the video game. Oh my god, it was so bad. "It's gonna be okay honey!" and also, "I think there was a fire here"
Also, the storyline, which managed to show no creativity and followed a incredibly formulaic video game plot. The characters go from scene to scene following clues to new places where they have to, "battle" and escape demons. Why even make this movie if it's just going to come off as one long video game interlude storyboard scene?
Another thing, the music was TERRIBLE. I am told that some of it was the music to the game, which perhaps would work in that context, but it gave this a cheap B-movie feel with shitty programmed drums and bad synths that seemed very out of place throughout the movie.
The visual aspect of the movie was pretty cool, but I think that is to be expected from a movie based on a video game. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if this is a great video game, as well as terrifying and engrossing, but it isn't pulled off on the big screen.
Please don't waste your money; I spent seventeen dollars for myself and someone else to see this, and I feel like it is my duty to at least try to warn people.