James receives a letter from Mary, asking him to return to Silent Hill. This is a film that seemed to come out of nowhere. It arrived with very little fanfare - as a frequent cinema-goer I don't even remember seeing a trailer. It simply slipped in, unannounced. I'll start with the positives. Visually, some of the scenes are quite impressive. It lacks the immersive feel of the original, but we all knew there was going to be a fog machine involved. I liked some of the creature design and the various monsters, and considering the budget, parts of it look reasonably decent. Unfortunately, it really isn't very good. A lot has changed since 2006. I now find myself living with long COVID, and I think you could say the same about this film. It feels like it has brain fog. Nobody quite seemed to know what was happening. By the end of the screening people were laughing, and even the nerds were grumbling about how incoherent it all was. This tries to be atmospheric, but instead it's slow and oddly dull. It lacks tension almost entirely. The acting isn't great, to be honest, and if I see another flashback in 2026 I may actually scream. The ending... I genuinely didn't have a clue what was happening. There's a brief sense of relief, which is then immediately ripped away. Will this film develop a cult following in the future? No. 4/10.

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