Very good for a younger audience...

Rating: 5/10 (1 August 2006)

There was a lot of hype surrounding this Horror movie. It's based on a popular Horror survival game that came out in 1999, which is one of the best and most scary games every created. The movie adaptation looks and feels like the game, I'd say, exactly the same. The direction is almost a carbon copy of the game's camera angles. That's not a bad thing as die hard fans of the game will love this adaptation.
My problem with the movie is that the events are difficult to follow as there is a lot of non sense information that barely makes sense at the end. If you are not fan of the movie, you will have a hard time trying to figure out what's going on. The movie is filled with CGI gore, "shocking" scenes, violence, monsters, etc. But it's never justified their appearance. The effects are good I must admit but that's not enough to consider this a good Horror movie. A little more plot connection wouldn't harm.
Don't take me wrong, I think that this movie is visually stunning but that's it. It's a Horror movie that works only for the eye. It also deserved a PG-13 rating in my opinion which leads me to a conclusion, this movie is dedicated for a younger audience of Horror fans. The visuals are the best feature about this movie that it seems that will become a huge favorite over the years.
Special mention deserves Deborah Kara Unger for looking like the lead female in Broadway's "Cats".