It could be worst but not much...

Rating: 4/10 (5 June 2006)

Well,I know that this is only a site,the best movie site but still only a site. I'm saying this to point that people don't have to take things too seriously and that is so irrelevant a 1 as 10 when it comes to movie rating.
This said, I must say that after seeing the movie and then after, seeing the amount of people who voted 10 for this movie I can't avoid being a bit stunned.First because,even if I can accept a positive note I CAN'T a high one. Second,and to me most important, to rate 10 the movie (or any other) is to say that it is among the masterpieces of cinema history. Meening that soundtrack,photography,acting,direction,plot and all other aspects of the fine ART of movie making are here mastered. And oh boy,they are not,not in terms of general cinema nor even when it comes to horror movies.
The acting is at most neutral with some ups and downs,more downs than ups but still nothing critical for a B movie.And so it goes for most of the aspects on the movie,sometimes it can please you, others,mostly due to the weakest aspect of the movie,the direction, you will wonder how can someone foul a production house to give them money to make a film.
To the part of this being an adaptation of a V.G. ...I must say that it was one of the main reasons to see this movie.It just happens that I'm a fan of the Silent Hill imaginary and ambiances and it was exactly that what made me even dislike this one more. When I thought of a movie adaptation for S.H., to me the obvious and ideal approach to it was an Asian production,and now I'm pretty sure that would have been the right choice.The aesthetic values of the franchise are all here,and I must say very well achieved,be it monsters,the village it self,the fog...and the demon (you got to love the demon).The story starts OK and keeps on a nice crescendo until the church scene,there,to me,all starts collapsing...seems like every one went out of ideas.The room scene is the best example,they had enough to make it all right but the very poor dialog and the awful actor direction ruin all...and it only gets worst until the end.
Closing the circle now.I don't know if most of the people who rated this 10 have much Horror movie experience outside the typical American trends,to this I recommend Asian movies.