Disappointed

Rating: 3/10 (22 April 2006)

I've been a Silent Hill fan since 01 after playing the first game. It was pure love, man. Love. And ever since I've been hooked. The mood, psychology, atmosphere blah blah, the reasons why we're on this board to begin with. And I always thought the game would make a fantastic movie if done properly.
*wipes tear
But sadly this movie was a big letdown. And it's not that I have bad taste or that I'm some whiny 12 year-old. I really wanted to enjoy this film and I just found it hard to swallow. I was really hoping this film would have a similar feel to Irreversible or Mullholland Drive, two films that I adore, but it just didn't. Not even Jacob's Ladder-esquire. I remember Sean Bean mentioning that it had a European feel to it, which gave me some hope. But sadly this statement just was not true for me.
I was fine with the new plot, it wasn't very hard to follow, mostly because they explain the whole thing to you at one point. And I was content with the ending because it definitely had a Silent Hill quality to it and I understood it. But this movie could have been so much better. I'm not saying that this movie is a total piece of crap but it was definitely not worth $9. As for the gore. It wasn't bad at all really. The ending had it's share of blood but it just looked cheesy to me. A lot of the sfx just didn't cut it in this flick.
I was also expecting the audience in my theater to react at the Pyramid Head skin-ripping scene. Not a flinch. Nobody seemed the least bit scared the whole time. But I guess that's irrelevant.
Overall: 5/10
Gans did what he could. He did his homework, but he forgot to carry the one quite a bit. Maybe next time.