Silent Hill follows in the footsteps of its source material

Rating: 7/10 (20 April 2006)

This is simultaneously a good and bad thing. The atmosphere is there in full force. It is pretty amazing how well they captured it, and it is VERY, VERY creepifying. It definitely sucks you in, and dammit you want more. The acting is capably done. (Well, of course, it has its share of cheese, but what can you say) The effects are awesome. It is definitely creepy. Seriously, for the first hour and a half, you are on the edge of your seat, eyes glued to the screen, but then...
The story IS different from the game, but it's just about as confusing, and will probably leave you scratching your head. The ending, while not entirely disastrous, is definitely not satisfying. It's just....weird. It'll definitely end with you wanting more. And this is probably the fault of the execs, but right before the final climax, they just forcefeed you the backstory that you SHOULD have figured out yourself by now. We are not that dumb. Please stop doing that. Compared to the rest of the movie, the last 30 minutes SUCK royally. It's like the games, they built up this world, and this story, and they have no idea what to do with the end, but unlike the games, the movie can only have one ending. And it's empty.