Don't Believe The Reviews...

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2006)

Well, we all know console to movie translations can so often go so horribly wrong...
Not so with Silent Hill, an exceedingly faithful-to-the-game movie.
As with all my reviews, this'll be super short, all you need to know is: If you like Silent Hill, you *should* love this movie. It's got everything in the game, plus a lot more. It's got a cool and rather twisted storyline, the acting is great, the child actor playing Sharon is typically what you'd expect of the new generation of kid actors (ie fantastic).
The movie has a good pace and lots of scares. While not the scariest I've ever seen, in fact, at times it feels more like a drama than a horror movie, it certainly is visually gruesome, with some truly wonderful imagery taken both from the game.
The scene with the ghoulish nurses is truly unforgettable.
Overall a wonderful movie and one well worthy of a 'best game to movie award'.
My ONLY criticism of this movie is that the scenes with Sean Bean are to its detriment. I hear the directors wanted the movie rewritten to include a male character - this was poor judgement, the movie was perfect as written and Sean's scenes just slow it down and add unnecessary (and rather weak) plot where it just wasn't needed.
Go see this movie if you like horror movies and it's a MUST if you ever played Silent Hill on your PS2... You'll be reliving scenes from the game from the tenth minute of the movie!
I have to add, as the reviews are streaming in, so many people asking 'what was this movie about?'
My answer is harsh: only people with HALF a BRAIN would be confused by Silent Hill. The movie not only adequately explains itself (through a ten minute dialogue - can't say any more for spoilers), but there are parts of the story that are meant to keep you wondering.
So, in summary: Silent Hill is hardly rocket science, and I'm confounded by people who seem to think the story makes no sense.
If you're looking for more and scratching your head, you're looking far too deeply (or talking through the movie and not actually paying attention!)