Silent Hill: hard to believe it is from a video game

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 2006)

It was a surprise to me to find out that "Silent Hill" was based upon a video game. It surprised me for two reasons: 1.) This movie was well done unlike most movies based upon video games. And 2.) What kind of video games are being made these days? The story in "Silent Hill" was good. A woman's adopted daughter keeps having night-terrors and she was frequently mentioning Silent Hill. The mother, Rose (played by Radha Mitchell), desperate to put an end to these night-terrors decides to take her daughter, Sharon (played by Jodelle Ferland), to the town known as Silent Hill in order to find out what connection her daughter has to that town. Once they arrived the eeriness began.
There were several startling and cringing moments. This movie was a borderline between suspense and horror. The creator of this movie was very inventive with the types of creatures that occupied Silent Hill. Even though a lot was discovered about Sharon and her connection to Silent Hill, there were still some unanswered questions at the movie's end. In fact, after Rose and Sharon's visit to Silent Hill just as many questions arose as were answered.
Overall the movie was decent. The scenery and aura created was very fitting. The acting was above average as was the story. As I said before, some things were left up in the air so I gave it a 7.