An advertisement against films based on games...

Rating: 4/10 (29 September 2007)

As a fan of horror films, I rented this title expecting at the very least an enjoyable ride, like resident evil, or perhaps some sort of creepy hidden mystery.
I feel I should point out that I have never played silent hill, though I had seen a few screenshots and so forth, so the plot ideas should have been new and fresh to me. Unfortunately this was not the case, as the film seemed to spend a long time posing, and perhaps trying to please those that had played silent hill. Perhaps with that background, I could have found it endearing, but instead, to me, it fell flat on its face.
The bulk of the plot was fairly standard, and the acting was mediocre at best, with an amusing turn by the usually strong Sean Bean as the father with an outrageous American accent. Would it have been so bad to have let him speak normally? Would it be so off-the-wall to have a British businessman as the father, instead of an American? or perhaps just hired an American actor, for what was a relatively small role anyway.
And finally, the reveal at the end, the part you were waiting for for so long, was a bit of a damp squib, fleshed out quite badly in a full-on recap and flashbacks which were very unnecessary.
Not the worst film I've seen, but it certainly had a good attempt.