Silent Hill Revelation
2/4
Starring: Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harrington, Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell, Martin Donovan, Deborah Kara Unger
Rated R for Violence and Disturbing Images, Some Language and Brief Nudity
"Silent Hill: Revelation" looks great. Although not as eye-popping and eerily beautiful as the first film (writer/director Michael J. Bassett lacks Christoph Gans eye for detail and atmosphere), there are still plenty of cool, if grotesque, images to be found in this film. As for the story...
This sequel takes place a number of years after the original. Christopher da Silva (Bean) has been constantly on the move with his daughter Sharon (Clemens). They're just starting a new life in a run down city with their new identities (he calls himself Harry and she Heather). But Sharon/Heather is still having terrifying nightmares about Silent Hill and she doesn't know why (her father never told her about her past). When her father is kidnapped, she and the other new kid, Vincent (Harrington), go to Silent Hill to find him.
The original film didn't exactly have a well-thought out story, but at least it was coherent. The same cannot be said for this one, which often doesn't make much sense. There's something about a secret society and the film disregards a huge part of the the earlier film's ending.
The acting is adequate, although based on the evidence, I wouldn't be in a rush to see either of the two leads from this film in something else. Austrailan actress Adelaide Clemens is adequate, but she doesn't have a great set of lungs. She does, however, look uncannily like the girl on the cover of "Silent Hill 2." Kit Harrington, who is famous for playing Jon Snow in the HBO series "Game of Thrones," is better. With a stronger script, I could see him doing something great. Malcolm McDowell, Debra Kara Unger and Carrie Anne Moss are on hand for brief appearances (McDowell and Unger get one scene each, while Moss gets two).
With a better script, I could see how Michael J. Bassett could make a good movie. He has a great visual sense and knows how to get the nape hairs up. What he doesn't know is how to direct action scenes. The final fight scene is messy, and so are some of the others. I did like his imagination; the creatures are truly inventive (I especially liked the one made out of mannequins).
I didn't hate this movie. It kept me engaged and it's always cool to look at. It's too problematic to suggest that you see it, but it's not an abomination. It could have been better, but it could also have been a hell of a lot worse.
Starring: Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harrington, Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell, Martin Donovan, Deborah Kara Unger
Rated R for Violence and Disturbing Images, Some Language and Brief Nudity
"Silent Hill: Revelation" looks great. Although not as eye-popping and eerily beautiful as the first film (writer/director Michael J. Bassett lacks Christoph Gans eye for detail and atmosphere), there are still plenty of cool, if grotesque, images to be found in this film. As for the story...
This sequel takes place a number of years after the original. Christopher da Silva (Bean) has been constantly on the move with his daughter Sharon (Clemens). They're just starting a new life in a run down city with their new identities (he calls himself Harry and she Heather). But Sharon/Heather is still having terrifying nightmares about Silent Hill and she doesn't know why (her father never told her about her past). When her father is kidnapped, she and the other new kid, Vincent (Harrington), go to Silent Hill to find him.
The original film didn't exactly have a well-thought out story, but at least it was coherent. The same cannot be said for this one, which often doesn't make much sense. There's something about a secret society and the film disregards a huge part of the the earlier film's ending.
The acting is adequate, although based on the evidence, I wouldn't be in a rush to see either of the two leads from this film in something else. Austrailan actress Adelaide Clemens is adequate, but she doesn't have a great set of lungs. She does, however, look uncannily like the girl on the cover of "Silent Hill 2." Kit Harrington, who is famous for playing Jon Snow in the HBO series "Game of Thrones," is better. With a stronger script, I could see him doing something great. Malcolm McDowell, Debra Kara Unger and Carrie Anne Moss are on hand for brief appearances (McDowell and Unger get one scene each, while Moss gets two).
With a better script, I could see how Michael J. Bassett could make a good movie. He has a great visual sense and knows how to get the nape hairs up. What he doesn't know is how to direct action scenes. The final fight scene is messy, and so are some of the others. I did like his imagination; the creatures are truly inventive (I especially liked the one made out of mannequins).
I didn't hate this movie. It kept me engaged and it's always cool to look at. It's too problematic to suggest that you see it, but it's not an abomination. It could have been better, but it could also have been a hell of a lot worse.
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