Terrible

Rating: 1/10 (24 April 2006)

First off, I'd like to thank director Christophe Gans for officially ruining Silent Hill, and the chance of there ever being a sequel. I grew up addicted to the video games and their in-depth story lines, lovable characters and frightening atmospheres. This movie presented none of the above. The script was the biggest piece of garbage I have ever heard. The consistency of "Mommy, mommy, Silent Hill," and "Don't worry sweety, everything's going to be OK," was enough to make a billy goat puke! The storyline is completely rearranged from the game, and made into this ridiculously hard plot to follow. There was no character development, and by far the worst character is the police officer, Cybil Bennett, played by Laurie Holden. Hey Laurie, it's called acting and it would have been nice if you attempted it. With the exception of "Pyramid Head," and the nurses, all the other monsters looked ridiculous. Think of the kids from The Children of the Corn, slap on some fake blood, strip the name of Malachai and bam! - You've got the gayest creatures ever to be produced. For Christ Sakes, people were laughing in the theater! What makes the Silent Hill game so scary and interesting is the fact that you don't always see what you're fighting, or what's about to attack you. In the movie, there was no element of surprise. Nothing popped out, nothing was shown briefly, and nothing stayed on screen for an extended period of time. Instead, the audience finds itself subjected to the silent hill "survivors," huddled in a church, talking about heresy. Overall, the film was a very inaccurate representation of the game. My advice... stop ruining the possibility of making a video into a good movie until my generation becomes the future directors. It just seems like every director plays the games for 10 minutes and believes he or she now knows what's to come. Once again Christophe Gans, thank you.