EXTREMELY DARK, DISTURBING & ATMOSPHERIC, A HORROR CULT CLASSIC

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2019)

I have never played the "Silent Hill" games so i just make my opinion purely on the movie & oh my, this is a fantastic Nightmare world covered in falling ash.
Silent Hill is a Classic of the Horror genre in my opinion!!! It's full of suspense & has a thick,dark,gloomy Atmosphere that i haven't seen done that well since John Carpenter's CLASSIC "The Fog" (1980)!!! With "The Fog" it was obviously a thick creeping Fog bank rolling through that small coastal town & here it's also thick fog that's engulfed the town as well as thick white/grey falling ash from it's eternal burning from the under ground & it's done visually stunning!!! The town look is really eerie with it's Smokey-misty-fog, like the early morning look in the winter when that cold mist has engulfed everything, superb cinematography.
The "Dark" that comes is seriously scary as a black nightmare takes over the old abandoned town & twisted nightmare creatures stumble out of the darkness!!! It's as affective as it sounds on screen & it's here this movie moves into pure Horror territory with it's twisted-gothic set design, it looks scarily Awesome & the creature fx are Amazing!!!
The back story of the little girl is so sad & disturbing & extremely dark, it's a scary well told slow-burner Horror that really lets the Horror unfold & doesn't rush into easy jump scares.
"Silent Hill" gets under your skin with it's raw bleakness,
I personally think "Silent Hill" is a modern Horror masterpiece, it atleast deserves Cult Classic status but personally i think it's more powerful than that & with it's stunningly detailed sets it's TRULY a work of ART within the Horror genre.
We also have an excellent lead in "Radha Mitchell" as Rose & she's a great fearless character to follow into this nightmare world of Silent Hill. Radha gives an excellent performance & is completely different from other screaming final girl type women in the Horror genre, here Rose is strong,tough,smart & has bigger balls than most men lol as she searches this evil place full of tortured, demonic creatures whilst looking for her daughter, she's a tough mother.
"Laurie Holden" is equally excellent in her role as tough & smart no nonsense Cop "Cybil Bennett", a great strong performance.
The music score/soundtrack is a masterpiece in itself, full of tension & mood & very atmospheric.
Silent Hill is stunning visually & creepy as hell with some awesome nightmarish monsters roaming around, this makes a great Horror film setting & a unique new Horror world to explore!!!
The sequel "Silent Hill:Revelation" is also very good & does expand & explore more into this nightmare world but it doesn't beat this first cult classic.
Forget the other's comparing it to the video game as i haven't ever played a "Silent Hill" game & i loved it purely as a Horror movie!!!