Amazing Movie some flaws but easily overlooked!

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2006)

I saw Silent Hill on opening night and it was great. I am a huge fan of the games so I may have enjoyed it slightly more because of that. **The movie is an intense psychological trip rather that a full blown horror movie.** It follows Rose(protagonist) on her quest through Silent Hill to find her missing daughter and unravel the mysteries of the town as well as her daughter's true past. ***For gamers:: This movie follows the first Silent Hill game ALMOST exactly in the first hour or so. The story is generally LIKE the first one but starts breaking off into something totally different by the end (this makes it feel a lot like the game but at the same time very original). The monsters are all mainly from silent hill 2. The music is taken straight out of the the games. Pay attention when watching the movie,you'll notice a lot of little unnecessary things that are references to the games (i.e. the entire setting in the beginning and the bowl-a-rama from the Silent Hill 2!) ***For movie-lovers not familiar with the game:: This is a bit difficult. The games had intense and extremely twisted story lines and that does not change for the movie. If you are into the strange twists and confusion that will leave you talking about a movie for weeks(like i am)than hurry up and see it now. Others who decide to see it without expecting to THINK A LOT than you may have to see it a few times to get everything. The acting/dialogue is ironically lame considering the great actors involved. FINAL WORDS:: For everyone interested in seeing this movie I have 2 words for you. PAY ATTENTION. Don't let the cheezy dialgoue throw your concentration from whats going on and remember as much as you can. It'll inevitably be up to YOU to put the full ending together. It is an amazing Psychological trip that I would love to see again and I'm sure if you're not a lazy movie watcher that wants every clue and detail of the plot to be fed to you , than you will enjoy it. Visually intense and environments match the games' exactly!! I gave it a 9 out of 10. -1 POINT FOR BAD DIALOGE.