Review of Silent Hill (2006) by Jason G — 04 Jan 2016

Beautiful cinematography, but the rest...well, they should have tried harder. This is one of those films where the backstory makes sense-or should make sense-but there are so many other scenes that were inserted to stay true to the source material and serve mostly as distractions. Recurring and otherwise intriguing themes such as motherhood, justice, religious fervor, and vengeance don't receive nearly as much screen time as visions of falling ash, rotting walls, and barbed wire molestation.

For the horror fan or gamer in some of us, this film is perfectly adequate fodder. For those who love innovative visual effects and production design, it's almost an absolute must. But for everyone else, it's not quite worth it.