Synopsis

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 been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living Darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.

Official Review

Have you ever had one of the most terrifying nightmares of your entire life, and then tried to explain it to your friend? You couldn’t could you? I wonder if someone asked writer Roger Avary, “How can we put a perpetual nightmare on the big screen?” It’s almost as if Avary had one of these nightmares and somehow was able to put his thoughts on paper – which is still impossible to translate onto the big screen. …Read More