Flat, and devoid of function!

Rating: 4/10 (29 April 2006)

Yes, that's right - the knitting should have come too! (but would I have had to pay for an extra ticket?!) Unfortunately, Silent Hill is one of those films whose premise is firmly set even before the title hits the screen; you know (or think you know) what is going on. Sadly (to go with our previous 'unfortunately'), this just isn't the case.
The film has left both myself & my partner with divided (yet curiously unified) opinions. Yes, it looked very 'pretty' (as far as you can go with lots of barbed wire and rusty fences!) and the sound design was extremely proficient. The game's stylised decor and apparel was strewn throughout the film, but little else remained intact.
Shame.
The 'plot' was left flawed, holey (like the cheese), and distractingly convoluted. I guarantee that you, along with at least 75% of the rest of the cinema, will have a big, fat 'HUH?' on your faces when the lights come back up. So much is left unexplained.
I don't want to post a 'spoiler', so I'll stop. BUT, what the monkeys was up with Sean Bean's voice?! If you go and watch it, you'll see! I can't say I'm completely disappointed, because I'm not (my partner may have to disagree!). It DID look pretty, and because I've played the games, it made some sense. However, if you want a strong, character-driven horror/drama, you could do with looking elsewhere.
Not one for the DVD collection, but worth watching once for the experience.