Too much of everything

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I walked into this film very open-minded. I absolutely loved the first Silent Hill film, directed by Christophe Gans. Even though the script and story were not exactly what we would call revolutionary, the film still did a great effort in making it as faithful to the original game, while mostly dealing with the adaptation issues in a satisfying manner. The acting was great from most parties, effects were visually appealing and overall, it's a very well made and under-appreciated film (i.m.o., of course). How did they mess it up?For the first time ever, I was excited about a video-game movie. After all, every other video-game movie had been utter garbage before the original Silent Hill film. However, this is not the case for its sequel Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is simply a 180 on what the first film accomplished. The intent in the first movie was clear: create a movie that will be as faithful as it can to the original game and still create an entertaining film. The intent for the second film, on the other hand, was: Cash in as much money from a respected video-game series. This film was plagued by a terrible script, bad pacing, horrible editing, dumb jump scares (I'm looking at you, Pop Tart jump scare), cheap effects (especially the bland 3D ones), and poor acting (which I blame on the script, mostly). The worst part of it all is that they didn't care about adapting it correctly from the source material. Instead, they opted for trying to change the story.Just skip this film. It's not worth your time. If you're looking to at least get a decent Silent Hill experience, watch the film. If you want to get the full deal, play the first four games (and maybe Shattered Memories and Downpour at that).

first, I would like to apologize because my English is not good, Even if my English is not good however I think I can write this review and some people will understand what I would like to say. for this movie it will not let people understand what is the main point and what is the goal. after 6 year which mean more graphical and technical scenes than the original part however this time appears more and more weak. this kind of movies which have no message. it's just horror for horror, nothing special for the story and nothing hard for Heather to be the one, she own the two battles easily without any kind of fail or even try to fail, she beat her mother Alessa and also she beat Claudia by the Dark easily without any thing interesting. even the Officer who see the blood on the wall and he had to search about Heather he didn't anything. I think it's the worst movie ever I had watched

Silent Hill 2 (or 'Revelation' as they prefer to call it) could have been so much worse. At least it does follow on well from the first film, but it's basically a young woman walking from scene to scene, encountering one nasty monster after the next (much like the computer game it's based on I would imagine!). It follows the daughter of the first woman to get lost in the sinister town of Silent Hill. When her father also gets taken, she sets out to save him.It could so easily have been lost in the multitude of bargain basement horror films infesting the DVD shelves, but at least it has a budget. The monsters are nice (or rather nasty, depending on how you look at it). There are some pretty sick ones hissing and spitting their guts out all over Silent Hill. There is probably a little too many computer-generated special effects. Some are pretty obvious and take the viewer out of the film, but the ones that are actually there, i.e. the grisly masks, make up for it.Plus the cast is good. The young woman at the centre of the film is believable and not just a 'scream queen.' Then there's the ever-reliable Sean Bean, reprising his role as her father. And, if you can ignore his slightly dubious attempt at an American accent, you'll see that he's an integral part of the film.I didn't watch the film in 3D, so I can't comment on how the 3D element looks. I'm guessing that there are only a few moments which really stand out (things like axes etc thrown at/near the screen).Basically, if you liked the first Silent Hill movie, or are a fan of the game, you'll probably get some enjoyment out of this film. It's not brilliant, but when compared to a lot of the latest horror films, it could have been so much worse.

Michael J. Bassett directs and writes this strange sequel also known as SILENT HILL 2. Sometimes things can do well by just being left alone. Sharon Da Silva(Adelaide Clemens) and adoptive father Christopher(Sean Bean) are on the run using aliases of Heather and Harry Mason. Heather believes they are running from the law, while Harry is just trying to protect her from discovering herself. Harry wants to protect his daughter from the Order, a cult of Silent Hill. A town that is haunted itself, just as Heather remains tormented and haunted by unsettling nightmares. She will discover disturbing truths about herself and her own identity as she manages to venture into an alternate dimension where she actually encounters her own mother(Deborah Kara Unger). Absorbing as much as it presents chaos and confusion.Other cast members: Kit Harrington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Martin Donovan, Milton Barnes, Jefferson Brown, Peter Outerbridge and Malcolm McDowell.