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Silent Hill

Overview


Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

April 21, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Christophe Gans

Starring :

Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen, Jodelle Ferland, Alice Krige, Chris Britton

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

“..The effects are derivative and second-rate, the acting is rudimentary, and the resolution is as infuriating as it is obtuse..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
“..probably the worst movie ever to be based on a video game..”
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 5

“..manages to undermine itself through its lazy plot and general arrogance towards the audience..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2 of 4

“..disappointingly banal in almost every other way..”
by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2.5 of 5

“..conjures a Bosch-like world of surreal, apocalyptic nightmares that's at least fun to look at..”
by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
2.5 of 4

“..an improvement over game-to-movie clunkers like Resident Evil and Doom..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 5

“..A step in the right direction for console-to-screen transitions..”
by James Dyer [Empire Magazine [UK]]
7 of 10

“..A genuinely creepy and deeply disturbing experience..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
“..a feverishly overcooked nightmare movie..”
by Ray Bennett [The Hollywood Reporter]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault]
5 of 5
Reviewed by G [Iofilm]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Nigel Floyd [Time Out]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Nomad [The Horror Channel]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic]
4 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Zak Santucci [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Keith Breese [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Keith Breese [MovieWeb]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Paul Arendt [BBC Films]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Don R. Lewis [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Christy Lemire [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Anthony Quinn [The Independent]
Reviewed by Mike Sauve [Exclaim!]
Reviewed by Dennis Harvey [Variety]

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