Wasn't a bad movie

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2006)

I saw the movie today and it wasn't that bad. Of course you do have to keep in mind that I've played a couple of the Silent Hill video games, 2 and 3 in particular. Many aspects in the movie can be drawn from the games and I think this helps the viewer enjoy the movie more if they had played the games. One particular instance includes the appearance of the masked guy with a big large heavy sword. He plays a memorable part in the games. I forgot his actual name if he had one since its been several years since I've played the Silent Hill games, please forgive me. If you haven't played the games I still think you could enjoy the movie. I do have a few complaints about the movie though. The main actress like many movies of this type acts in an irritating manor that I could have just done without. I feel the emotional loss of her child is understandable but it kind of drags on throughout the whole movie up until near the end. This emotional loss leads her to do what a rational person may thing would be otherwise stupid, jumping into action without thinking clearly of the consequences or fear of running into one of the monsters. The other point *spoilers*
is the ending is quite confusing I thought. It led me to ponder the thought that maybe the main character was dead already when she got into Silent Hill (car crash) or maybe she died when she got stabbed, but I don't fully understand. Despite this, I thought it wasn't too bad.