Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2007)

Seeing the poster and trailer when i went to Red Eye in 2005, I laughed out loud at the ridiculousness of Silent Hill, not knowing it was a remake of a game. Later that year when I really got into horror and watched everything in my reach, I stayed up until 3 am watching Silent Hill. Granted, it didn't keep me up, but then, nothing does.
The movie begins with Sharon, a disturbed little girl who has nightmares of a place called Silent Hill. For some odd reason (one of the film's only flaws) Rose, her mother, takes Sharon to the deserted town of Silent Hill, with only a couple hundred citizens, who we are introduced to later in the movie.
One thing that does not necessarily detract, but adds to the confusion of the movie, is that director Gans does not wait to throw gore and freaky little creatures at us, but does it 10-20 minutes into the movie.
This movie interested me so much. It made me scared for one reason, and the second that got old, it switched to a completely different theme for that scene and scared me in that way. Although there was not too much character introduction, I was concerned for the characters.
In conclusion, this was a great gory funfest, with only one major letdown. The first hour and a half had great gore, realistic and intense violence, and decent acting. However, the last ten minutes disappointed me, for some reason. I just wasn't as intrigued. Still, every true horror fan should check this out.