A woman goes in search of her mentally challenged sleepwalking daughter

Rating: 4/10 (13 September 2006)

I don't want to sound unfair and maybe it's just me but I still want you to hear my negative comment about the above movie. I was saddened for not getting to the box office for a showing of Silent Hill. That all changed when it was finally was released onto DVD last month and I purchased it and watched the movie yesterday. What a waste of $ 24.00 and even more so...a waste of my time. It reminded me of a recent Stephen King movie that goes into every direction possible depending on the writers particular mood on any particular day. The movie started off with the daughter sleepwalking to the edge of a huge cliff. Somehow in total darkness the parents find her and save her. Then the next scene is the mother taking-off with the little girl against her husbands wishes and they end-up in this ash-covered town called Silent Hill. It reminded me of dark stormy afternoon in northern Ontario in mid January....DEPRESSING...then you see all sorts of weird people running around trying to harm the mother and it just seems to drift into un-imaginable belief ! In my opinion it could have been done a lot better so the average person could enjoy it. There's nothing wrong with witchcraft movies, but for those who don't understand or believe in it- its ridiculous. You may love the movie but I found it a total waste of time and money. I'm reluctantly giving it a "4"