Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (1 May 2007)

I have not seen the original. This one was so hyped with statements akin to "The most shocking scenes ever put to film." So I watched it on HBO and frankly I was bored. It isn't poorly made. It isn't poorly acted. But it's nothing that you haven't seen before. I was expecting either to be unsettled or grossed out. Nowhere near as disturbing as say "House of Wax". Nowhere near as gross as "Dead Alive." The burning alive scene in "Silent Hill" is more gut-turning. Plenty of stock jump scare scenes. At least three occasions on which the bad guys don't finish off someone who is completely defenseless. Don't get me wrong, it's not a comfortable film. But it's a lot tamer than you're lead to believe. Unless you are particularly upset by impalement - then you will be plenty disturbed.