Silent Hill (2006)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Christophe Gans

Writer (WGA):

Roger Avary (written by)

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Enjoy your stay.

Plot:

A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game.

Plot Keywords:

Silent Hill | Creature | Sleepwalking | Little Girl | Trapped

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Radha Mitchell	...	Rose Da Silva
Sean Bean	...	Christopher Da Silva
Laurie Holden	...	Cybil Bennett
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dahlia Gillespie
Kim Coates	...	Officer Thomas Gucci
Tanya Allen	...	Anna
Alice Krige	...	Christabella
Jodelle Ferland	...	Sharon / Alessa
Colleen Williams	...	Archivist
Ron Gabriel	...	Old Mechanic
Eve Crawford	...	Sister Margaret
Derek Ritschel	...	Young Police Officer
Amanda Hiebert	...	Gas Attendant
Nicky Guadagni	...	Distressed Woman
Maxine Dumont	...	Christabella's Aide

Also Known As:

Centralia (USA) (fake working title)
Silent Hill (France)
Terror en Silent Hill (Panama) (Venezuela) [es]
Sessiz tepe (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Silent Hill (Finland) [fi]
Silent Hill (Greece) [el]
Terror em Silent Hill (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, disturbing images, and some language.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Canada | France | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | France:-12 | Canada:18A | Philippines:R-13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (nf) | Norway:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Sweden:15 | Italy:T | Mexico:C | Hungary:18 | Romania:I.M.-18 | Brazil:18 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/18 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Silent Hill DCP Inc.

Trivia:

The prayers recited by Christabella and the citizens of Silent Hill within the church in their effort to keep the dark side of Alessa at bay are actually lines from Revelation, a book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rose is in the bathroom at the old school, she walks over to The Janitor to take something out of his mouth. If you look very closely, when she sticks her hand through the "barbed wire", it grazes her skin and you can plainly see that it is made out of rubber.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rose: Sharon! She's not here! Oh, god. Christopher, can you see anything? Sharon! Sharon!

Movie Connections:

References The Omega Man (1971)

Soundtrack:

Lost Carol (SHF3)

Finally, a good, accurate game/film crossover.

First off, the downsides: Some parts of the movie seemed a little drawn out, the film was two hours, and at certain times, you could feel that. It's far-fetched, and I can imagine some people rolling their eyes at the storyline, and there WILL be some people walking out saying "that was a stupid movie". (As many people responded to Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.) Of course, some of them will be saying that in response to the sheer amount of gore and violence, which brings me into the 'upsides': This movie certainly had it's 'wow' moments with shock, anticipation, and gore, especially near the climax. Scenes and even alleyways and monsters from the games were almost identical. If you've played the games you will get a lot of deja vu. (For example, the camera goes crooked at exactly the same time and place it does in one of the scenes in the game.) Also, a lot of the sounds and music tracks from the games are used, and so are the monsters. The entire feel of the games is preserved in the film, and you will have trouble keeping your feet on the floor the entire movie. The creepy presentation works, and if you haven't played any of the games, this movie will scare you in new ways.