It's actually pretty good

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2008)

I guess this is the best video game adaptation I have seen. And not just that, it's a good, scary movie.
Silent Hill, the game was about atmosphere, combining settings and music to keep you guessing where the "boooo" was going to come from. And the movie delivers. Fog, ash, sounds, the changes between the two worlds are all faithful to the game, and , coupled with the monsters from the game ( Pyramid Head just rules), will make the Silent Hill fan very happy.
What about the rest of the movie-goers? I guess it should keep them entertained, because it doesn't require playing the games to understand the plot, it keeps you guessing and for the gore fan, we have that too. The movie, like the game, will suck you in, and scare you.
There are two things I'm not too sure about. One is the ending, which is a nice twist from the general happy-ending, but it really doesn't work for me. The child, Sharon, returns with her Mom, but also merges with Alessa, anguish, vengeance, trauma incarnate, and stays the same? The other one is the acting, which is above average on the whole, but Sean Bean deserved a greater part, Holden was pretty awful, and Radha Mitchell wasn't stellar. Jodelle Ferland and Alex Kirge were pretty good though.
Oh, I forgot, good old fashioned stupidity in one scene: Laurie Holden's character is facing a few cultists, she has a gun on them, and then puts it down and fights them hand to hand. Who the hell does she think she is, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan? On the whole, a good effort though. 8/10