Review of Silent Hill (2006) by Mahmus — 05 Oct 2020
As far as video game movies go, this ain't half bad (or it's extacly half bad, which is still pretty good for a mid 2000s video game adaptation).
It actually tries to capture the spirit of the games, unlike other adaptations of the time.
The visuals are really damn good (though it still can look very cheap at times). The acting is pretty good, though Jodelle Ferland who plays Sharon really isn't.
The film is too long and it loses all momentum whenever it cuts to Sean Bean's character. There's a fanedit that is shorter and removes all of Bean's scenes and apparently it's pretty good, so I might have to give it a watch.
This is a movie that's better to look at than to actually watch. It gets very repetitive and I kept losing interest, but it sure does look creepy.
The sound and music are also very good (though I did notice one line that sounded like it was composited from two different takes and it sounded really bad).
Overall, this is one of the better videogame adaptations, though its flaws still keep it from being more than average, which is still a big step up from other films of its kind.
This review of Silent Hill (2006) was written by Mahmus on 05 Oct 2020.
Silent Hill has generally received mixed reviews.
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