mixed feelings....( minor spoilers)

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2008)

When I first saw the trailer for silent hill, I thought it would be great! Now i don't know what to think.
THE GOOD: I liked how silent hill was more than just a horror, it was a fantasy too. It had some of the best imagery I've ever seen in a horror film - the gray children scene -. This may sound weird but i loved the names of the characters for some reason, I guess cause they weren't your every day names. I loved the atmosphere of the movie, something about it just made me think Jappanese horror meets french drama with a little bit of 1990's look - don't ask why. Also I loved that the horror part of silent hill was meant to look like a night mare because t sure was bazaar enough to be a nightmare. Also the costumes were great. THE BAD: A bit too confusing at the end, could've been just a little more explanatory. The characters sometimes make god-awful decisions. Some of the dialog is very silly like when Cybil the cop sees an armless faceless creature walking towards her she yells"stay were you are!" for a second there i thought she would give him ankle cuffs and ask him for his license. For a movie that has a lot of creatures in it's first 2-3 quarters it sure didn't have any in the horrific climax, I think some bazaar looking creatures would've gone great with the barb-wire. and finally what bothered me was the last shot of the movie, plants, honestly they couldn't come up with a better, more relevant last shot than some plants in-front of roses house?
So anyway silent hill is a very entertaining horror film although it does disappoint a little.