Return to Silent Hill review: "Neither an impressive adaptation nor coherent enough to act as a standalone film"

Return to Silent Hill protagonist James Sunderland.

I think I'm in Silent Hill at innocent times, like when I'm at the beach, and I see dense fog sneaking onto the water. Quiet moments of mist, rust, and contemplation have been important to the Konami horror games ever since the first Silent Hill established their cruel psychology in 1999. But the vague Silent Hill 2 adaptation Return to Silent Hill is loud and contemptibly unsubtle – more like a foghorn than the fog.

FAST FACTS

Release date: January 23

Available: In theaters

Director: Christophe Gans

Runtime: 105 minutes