Visually appealing

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2008)

Viewers unfamiliar with the video game may find the events of Silent Hill a little baffling but watching it with the pre experience of playing the game sheds the film in a much more favourable light.I think Chirstophe Gans has structured a visually memorable piece that echoes the feeling of a bad nightmare.Radha Mitchell,in the lead role,is asked to do nothing more than run around and look the part but it is the visual aspect of the film that saves it credit.It has a very European feel,not a million miles from a Marilyn Manson rock video in truth but the look suits the subject matter.The film has its detractors and seems to have split opinion amongst fans of the game and general movie going folks alike.I say its a decent horror film with striking visuals a suitably eerie atmosphere. 7/10