Summary: A man ventures back to a town he used to live in to find a lost love.
If you haven’t played any of the Silent Hill games but particularly Silent Hill 2 you will not understand what’s going on, this is a very direct translation of the games in many ways and a lot will be lost if you haven’t played them.
There is such a 2000s feel to this film and it really isn’t something you see much of these days. The grime, the colour saturation all of it feels like something that has been lost.
The main negative of the film is that it moves incredibly slowly, at almost 2 hours even the biggest fan will be checking their phone to see how long is left before the end credits roll.
Overall, if you enjoyed the game and want to experience it again, but don’t want to replay it and want instead to spend extra money then watching this film is just the ticket.
Pros.
It is a faithful creation
It has some good horror moments
The ending
Cons.
It is slow
It is hard to see what’s going on at times
If you haven’t played the games you’ll be lost
2/5
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