Very poor.

Rating: 3/10 (22 April 2006)

I'm a enormous fan of the Silent Hill games (that aside) I was not expecting this movie adaption to be impressive or well crafted and indeed it was a disappointment.
I would love to be able to give the initial idea (script) some credibility but even the script was poorly crafted.
Similar to the games but to a greater degree was the gore and violence. Both were displayed candidly in unnecessary amounts. I'm not offended by gore on a regular basis but this was in the extreme. Everyone in the theater was cringing; the girl to my right was clinging to her boyfriend as if a tornado was also present in the room.
But I DO have something very positive to say about this movie. The creatures were PHENOMENAL. A certain distinguishable villain was a PLEASURE to witness, all the creatures where brilliantly detailed and VERY terrifying.
Also the music was a trip down memory lane. Akira adds some variations (mainly with the cello) on his masterpieces that shine above the sub-par visual material. Alothough these tunes are greatly pleasing they're edited into the movie in a strange way, sometimes only playing for about 30 seconds and fading (or simply ending abruptly) leaving you with your musical pants around your musical ankles. This give me the impression that Gans was attempting to immerse the fans in his flick with these familiar sounds but fails to execute this tactic sensibly or creatively.
The acting was average to bad; and we all know these actors are capable of much more.
I honestly wish I could dote on this film. However I'm sorry to say that I simply cannot. I will tell you the whole theater agreed with me, for when the credits rolled: the whole theater crowd erupted with groans, expletives, and "I want my F****** money back!" 's.
You are the judge of whether you'll see this movie but I don't recommend it in any way. You can't go with friends to make fun of it (MUCH), you can't really respect it, and if you have any problem with gore or scary images you will loathe it.