A movie you will either love or hate.

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2006)

This is a movie that you will either love or hate. I have heard no middle ground as of yet. Lets start off with the visuals.
Visuals & Camera-work-- The visuals are nice and clean when need to be, and gritty and dark when needed. The scenery is beautiful, but this depends on if you think a abandoned city covered with ash beautiful and like rust covered bathrooms(more than just that just using examples). The costume department outdid themselves with a lot. The monsters, sans the Grey children and the roaches, are all real people, and they all look great. Very horrific and 'beautiful' at the same time. Several parts blinded your eyes however when the transition from Dark to Light. (Youll see what i mean when, if, you see it.) - The camera work was very nice. There were a few scenes in the beginning where the camera was shaky but the rest of the movie was clean and smooth.
Sound and Music-- The sound was better than average but could be improved. There were several parts where it was VERY loud (although it was appropriate) but nothing needs to be that loud. Example is when Sharon is screaming and the radio is going berserk, everything is just SO loud. The music however fit in with every scene except one scene where the Rose and a few others are walking to get ready to go to a 'certain spot'.
Story-- Starts off with a conflict, ends with a weird result. The script, i think, is very well written. Most of the beginning consists of searching for Sharon with a break up with a few horror scenes. However some of the subplot things aren't followed up good. Example: The monsters aren't explained that they are people clearly, and it doesn't explain Pyramid head or where the Darkness is coming from. Doesn't explain the demon inside Alessa either. But what can ya expect, most stuff in the games isn't explained unless you look closely or just imagine it up yourself. But its not enough for you to be worried about. There should have also been more monster's stories than just the Janitor's.(who has the same name as me :( ) You may or may not be lost if you haven't played the games or can't comprehend things well.
Overall: This movie wasn't very scary, or as gory as everyone says it is. However, You really get into the movie and the death scenes are awesome. I DEFINITELY recommend seeing this if you are a fan of Silent Hill or played at least one of the games. I don't recommend this to people who want to see a Slasher flick.
And also Don't expect a happy ending.
I'm giving this an 8 out of 10 because I personally loved the movie, and I think it suits the Silent Hill series just fine.