Poems and Other Things

Speaking as someone who enjoys bad horror movies, I found it supremely entertaining.

Speaking as a fan of the games, I wasn't expecting anything near that level of storytelling quality going in, so I was not disappointed.

A lot of it was silly, and yeah, I wish they hadn't copped out of making James more of a piece of shit. Imo, that would've made it more fun to watch him suffer. But I liked watching a goofy dumb horror movie with sotra stoned out Silent Hill themes and aesthetic.

I got a kick out of all the fem characters being versions of Mary, (that shot of all their names on the headstone was actually super funny,) implying that Eddie is also another version of James who shows up to kick James's ass for one scene and then fucks off.

Also, Mary in the final boss scene surrounded by moths and floating like a grotesque angel was pretty cool. I liked that a lot. Mainly I just liked this film had lots of creepy women.

Which reminds me of just how much this movie wants to remind you it's about a videogame. There's the weird CGI shots of Jame's face to make him look like he's in a cutscene, which is a pretty silly way to suggest a blurring of the lines between reality and fantasy. Also, the totally pointless 1st person pov moment when he gets into a bar fight at the beginning. Like what?! It's so heavy-handed and silly, I just laugh.

Anyway, there's nothing deep or serious about this movie. It's pulp, but honestly, I don't mind. Sometimes I prefer a bad movie I can earnestly laugh at over one that takes itself too seriously.