Well, Pyramid Head was awesome.

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2006)

As a hardcore gamer, i'm always constantly on the lookout for THE video game adaptation that will shatter standards, make heads turn, and finally seal the gap that made video game-to-movie conversions impossible to be on par with book and other high quality adaptations.
It's a shame that time isn't here yet. But hey, at least we got a video game adaptation that doesn't suck really bad. Doesn't that count for something? I think it does.
Well, the monsters were cool, scenery was great. And, Pyramid Head was awesome. And...the finale was really awesome. And...that little girl and the cop acted pretty damn good in some parts. And, I have to say, the CG used to creating the atmosphere back and forth was nothing short of amazing.
And yeah, those are pretty much all the positive things I have to say about the film. Not to say the movie was blah, however; it was far from it actually. This is probably the third best game-to-movie adaptation i've ever seen. It's just that it's not the second coming of Christ a lot of people made it out to be.
My gripes were that:
(-)Sean Bean didn't do anything.
(-)The main chic...can't act.
(-)Alot of time was wasted trying to create a spooky atmosphere...when in fact, it's not scary at all (and I get scared easily, I did jump once during the nurse part). So to me it was a waste of time doing all those camera shots to try and build up a mood that will never come when they could've been concentrating more on the monsters and the characters (but I can give the dude credit for trying).
(-)Pyramid Head didn't come out that much! That got me off, he had no purpose but to come out running around as if he's saying "Hey Happy People, i'm from Silent Hill 2!I have no purpose whatsoever in this film, but I have to say that i'm from the game and I like to whack stuff with my big sword that I stole from Cloud Strife off the set of Advent Children! Thank you and have a nice day, as i'm not paid very much to be here for any more than two minutes. So I guess i'll leave now"....and yeah,you never see him again after they go into the church. But he does go out with a bang I must say.
(-)The story was good...but not great as many were wanting it to be.
(-)Most of the acting was so-so but there were some good moments here and there.
(-)And finally, some parts in the beginning...just didn't add up well at all, like the main girl's behavior to just drive off like a goon for no reason to Silent Hill, especially when you see HOW she got in in the first place...I mean, what the...? It would've been better if it was subtly hinted instead of blown out in your face "It was the Silent Hillz that made me do it!" But despite these short comings, I throughly enjoyed myself...whenever Pyramid Head came out anyway until we go to the meat that served as the basis for the entire film. I almost fell asleep a few times until the middle of the movie kicked in, but I give the director credit for saying true to the games...visually, anyway.
After Mortal Kombat and next to Advent Children, I'd have to say this snuggles in at third place in my favorite video game adaptation list. I wouldn't mind buying it at budget price on DVD when it comes out and I wouldn't mind watching it a few more times....well, the cool parts anyway. Specifically anything with Pyramid Head. He was too awesome.