
Release Date
April 21, 2006
DVD Release Date
August 22, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Christophe Gans
Writer
Roger Avary
Cast
Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen, Jodelle Ferland
Studio
Running Time
127 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, disturbing images, and some language
The eerie and deserted ghost town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose (Radha Mitchell) flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers -- and ignoring the protests of her husband (Sean Bean). It's soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she's ever... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
I rarely use swear words in my reviews for the sake of a family entertainment, but every once in a while a movie comes along that warrants such sinful words. "Silent Hill," a video game-adapted horror movie, easily fits into the genuinely fucked-up genre. Whether you love it or hate it, you'll have to admit that not only is its atmosphere consistently creepy from beginning to end, but that it is one fucked-up movie in premise and conclusion. Full movie review »