Ebert Reviews 'Silent Hill'

Last week, along with attending an 'epic' debate, Ebert had the time to take in Silent Hill. Did he enjoy it? Not so much. From the article: "Now here's a funny thing. Although I did not understand the story, I would have appreciated a great deal less explanation. All through the movie, characters are pausing in order to offer arcane back-stories and historical perspectives and metaphysical insights and occult orientations. They talk and talk and somehow their words do not light up any synapses in my brain, if my brain has synapses and they're supposed to light up, and if it doesn't and they're not, then they still don't make any sense. Perhaps those who have played the game will understand the movie, and enjoy it. "

Comments

Ebert is a great critic

[DG]

While there are plenty of critics out there who are a waste of print, Roger Ebert isn't one of them.

He is a serious student of film, he has seen almost everything ever made, and his opinions are well informed with details to back them up.

And yet, he's no stuffy academic either - he can enjoy a guilty pleasure as much as anybody.

Very, very rarely do I wind up disagreeing with him, and even when I do, I can usually see his point.

The man is a rarity: a great critic.

DG