Silent Hill is groundbreaking, at least in being the first such film of any cinematic merit whatsoever.
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04/21/06
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Silent Hill (2006)
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Reviews Counted:82
Fresh:25
Rotten:57
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: Silent Hill is visually impressive, but as with many video game adaptations, it’s plagued by inane dialogue, a muddled plot, and an overlong runtime.
Theatrical Release:Apr 21, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $46,982,632
Synopsis: It's always been said that a video game cannot be successfully adapted into a film. With SILENT HILL, director Christophe Gans (BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF) and screenwriter Roger Avary (KILLING ZOE)... [More]
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean, Deborah Unger
Director: Christophe Gans
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Reviews for Silent Hill
No matter how you interpret the film, it's nearly impossible to deny what a beautiful work of art it is.
05/05/06
[The] first frigged-up, terrifyingly nonsensical hour ... generates a wealth of shivery imagery that I won't be able to soon forget. But, Lord, I think I may want to.
04/21/06
although it is rarely if ever jump-out-of-your-seat scary, Silent Hill is an unremittingly creepy municipality of the mind where motherhood, mystery and madness have come home to stay.
06/15/07
the filmmakers may be hedging too many bets, trying to make the film both acceptable to fans and accessible to newcomers. But while SILENT HILL is far from perfect, it is at the very least a valiant effort
04/24/06
Silent Hill starts out at point A and then goes so quickly, loudly and visually over-the-top that it flies completely off the rails into its own glorious weirdness.
03/24/07
Radha Mitchell is the reason to sit through this overblown Grand Guignol entertainment from the director of the similarly overblown Brotherhood of the Wolf.
05/06/06
A genuinely creepy and deeply disturbing experience, as would be expected by fans of the games
04/21/06
If you like horror flicks, you'll like this one....
05/01/06
If you like your nightmares served upfront without the clutter of dramatic structure, then Silent Hill should be your next stop.
07/10/07
Suggests the surreal, almost post-narrative horror movies of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and other directors who favor the emotional impact of bold, grotesque imagery over story logic.
05/03/06
There is more blood, human remains and in your face kills in this film than we've seen on the screen in a looooong time.
04/20/06
Just like the game, which is an achievement and a disappointment all in one.
05/11/06
the closest you’ll get to actually having a nightmare in a movie theatre outside of a midnight screening of David Lynch’s Eraserhead.
08/21/06
It's refreshing to see a full-blown, straight-faced, supernatural horror movie in this age of grubby torture flicks being mistaken for the coin of the realm.
04/26/06
Lessons learned: Never underestimate the creativity of a wronged West Virginian with access to barbed wire.
04/22/06
SILENT HILL leaves a lot up to you to figure out, but gamers used to conventions like phasing in and out of alternate worlds should have no problem going along for the ride. Middle-aged critics are another story.
04/29/06
As a fluke, I took my mom (also named Rose) to the screening. She doesn't like SF or horror and doesn't even know what a video game is, yet she ended up really liking it! How weird is that?
08/23/06
it's the ferocious production design and unrelenting atmosphere that fully immerses us in Gans' horrifically breathtaking Silent Hill.
04/20/06
It wants to get under your skin and unnerve you, and when that fails, it's willing to grab you, shake you, and even yank your skin clean off if that's what it takes to affect you.
04/21/06
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