a strange experience for non gamers

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2013)

Silent Hill is based on a game and we all know that gamers love this flick because it stick close to the creatures in the game and the story. But for people not knowing the back ground of Silent Hill the game this could be a weird flick to watch.
The story itself is rather simple but still then for non gamers it could be difficult to follow. Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) the daughter of Rosa (Radha Mitchell) and Christopher Da Silva (Sean Bean) has a sleepwalking problem. Not only that, she always mention the name Silent Hill. Rosa is fed up with the problem because Sharon being adopted she wants to go back with Sharon to her birth place to find out what Silent Hill means. But the drive towards Silent Hill isn't without problems, being chased by Cybil Bennett (Laurie Holden)a police officer they both crashes down the road. After waking up they find themselves in a deserted place full of mist and falling ashes. Not only that, Sharon is gone. Clear to rescue her daughter together with Cybil they slowly get terrorized by the abandoned city and getting more and more entwined into the disturbing history of Silent Hill.
Freaks and strange creatures do move around some done with CGI some in the flesh. Some parts are indeed a bit scary because they used the effects of shadow and light. But again, some of the creatures aren't explained (like the one with the pyramid head) and will be weird to watch with a surreal grandeur. For a game being transformed into a flick it is even sometimes rather gory. Even the score from the game is used now and then. The incoherent story can irritate some viewers. And that's the main problem with this flick. It's a beauty for the gamers but for the unknown it's a complex story even as it is simple as it can get. I had a feeling of a bad flick looking good. It's hard to explain and review. Still, horror buffs will love it because we do see bodies burn and being teared apart. And some creatures do have a Clive Barker overtone.
Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5