Video game adaptions to the big screen have failed terribly in the recent past, and Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is no different. The film is the sequel to the 2006 movie Silent Hill, which most people haven't even heard of. Both movies are based on the survival-horror video game franchise made popular on the PlayStation platform in the late 1990s. The story, or the lack thereof, takes place about six years after the original movie when our protagonist, Heather Mason, played by the unknown Adelaide Clemens, is plagued by some disturbing visions instructing her to come to Silent Hill. Heather believes that she and her father (Sean Bean) are on the run from the authorities because her father killed somebody in self-defence and that her mother died in a car accident. But all is not what it seems, as her father was actually protecting her from Silent Hill's nightmarish world. Her father is kidnapped by the Order, a crazy cult from Silent Hill, and it's up to Heather and a newfound friend, Vincent Cooper (Kit Harington), to rescue him. The dynamic between these two young characters is awful — too cheesy and just plain annoying. The dialogue throughout the movie is weak, the story line is average, and the acting is bland. It is such a pity that Harington delivers such a feeble performance after completely dominating his role as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones. Bean looks like he was forced to be there, while Clemens does a poor job of being the leading lady. The pace of the film is bad and it feels like the director and special effects team had a few good ideas and just needed a platform to put it all together. The scenes are repetitive and all follow the same formula: starting off really slow and ending with a "jump scare". There are, however, some things that will give horror fans some satisfaction. There are a good few "jump scares", but placed where audiences expect them. The creatures and monsters are done well, especially a spider-like abomination made up from mannequin pieces. If you like blood and gore, there is plenty of it. Fans of the videogames might be disappointed with this sequel after the fairly respectable first Silent Hill movie. Horror lovers will get their kicks out of the creepy and disturbing visuals, but in the end the film is shallow, offering audiences a quick fix of 3D entertainment. I don't recommend this as a date movie, your partner might think there is something wrong with you.
Review of Silent Hill: Revelation
