Visually stunning

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2006)

As a fan of the games, I was very happy with Gans' interpretation of the series. Visually, this movie was fantastic. The creatures looked awesome and the environments were fantastically creepy. The story was fairly cohesive, although some prior knowledge of the characters and plot lines helped me follow it a bit. I hope this one does well enough for a sequel. It will give them the opportunity to do more of what they got right (mood, atmosphere, creature effects, etc.) and improve on the stuff they didn't do so well (dialogue, some of the acting, etc.). Overall, not the most frightening movie ever; it's more of a "what the hell is that thing?" kind of excitement when the next demon appears. I can definitely see where a sequel would take the story... I hope it happens!