One of the worst films I've ever seen.

Rating: 3/10 (22 April 2006)

For the film that most were looking to add credence to the video game movie sub-genre, it was a spectacular letdown. Terrible dialogue is the icing on top of a nonsensical plot riddled with horror and action movie clichés. The characters, especially the two police involved, are so stereotypical and one dimensional that I often found myself cringing at some of their lines or actions.
Of course, the games are known for how haunting they can be. I'm not positive if they were using slow pacing to pad out the film's creepy atmosphere to the level of the game series, but the movie instead felt much longer than its actual run time. Many have been saying that the gore is an important part of the package, but the level displayed in this film far surpasses the ridiculous.
Don't waste your time on this. Go play one of the games instead. It looks like we may have to wait for Halo to arrive before gamers can finally have a decent movie of their own.