A Letdown - And somewhat disgusting

Rating: 2/10 (10 May 2006)

Let me preface this by saying I was unaware until the day I saw the movie that it was based on a VG, so, of course, I've never played any of the games. I was expecting, based on what little I saw of previews, to see a psychological horror movie, so my expectations were way different than those who are fans of the game.
Honestly, I thought the back story was somewhat interesting (and wrong on so many levels), but the violence too gratuitous. I am a big fan of horror movies, but was somewhat disgusted by this one. Some of the scenery shots were amazing and parts were definitely chilling, but, in my opinion, a fair majority of the movie was just sick. I alternated between having chills (with the air raid siren), to utter confusion, to just being grossed out. I'm actually glad I saw it in the theater because this way the movie won't ever enter my home.