One Of The Better Game-To-Film Adaptations

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2015)

Rose Da Silva (Radha Mitchell) is a mother who is attempting to find out why her adopted daughter, Sharon (Jodelle Ferland), is continuously having dreams about the small ghost town of Silent Hill. Rose decides to go to Silent Hill in an attempt to find answers, but unfortunately finds herself caught up in a living hell.
Silent Hill is one of the much better attempts of the game-to-film adaptations. One of the best aspects of the film is the atmosphere which is nothing short of excellent, especially when "the darkness" starts to fall and the warning that sounds out when this is about to happen. It brings about a terrific feel of claustrophobia during these scenes which just adds to the feel of the movie.
The photography is really good as well and brings a really creepy ghostly feel to the town of Silent Hill and the labyrinth of corridors below. The "monsters" are also impressive, especially the main one of Pyramid Head. Unfortunately he isn't in the movie for that long which is a shame because this character is so imposing and freaky that it would have been good to have had him in the film for longer periods. But what there is of him is good, though.
One of the main downsides to the movie was the casting of Sean Bean as Christopher Da Silva. Not because he himself was poor but because his American accent was. This is one of those annoying things that movie makers do and is a pet peeve of mine. Instead of getting an American to play the part, they get an actor who is from Yorkshire which is one of the strongest English accents you can get. Anyway, I generally don't mind Sean Bean, but his accent was just a bit off-putting and his own accent still comes through a bit too much. He isn't in the movie for too long at any one period so fortunately it doesn't ruin the feel of the movie too much.
All in all, Silent Hill is a very decent movie to watch. Sit back with the sound up and with the lights off for a much better feel. Definitely recommended.