New Video Game Horror Movie Gets Franchise Worst RT Score & Reviews

Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill has drawn early attention following the release of its first reviews. As critical reactions continue to emerge, the latest entry in the Silent Hill film series has reached a notable milestone on Rotten Tomatoes. It now ranks at the bottom of the franchise’s overall critical rankings.

Return to Silent Hill reviews aren’t great at all

Return to Silent Hill currently holds a 7% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 critic reviews.

Critics highlighted several concerns. Jesse Hassenger (The Guardian) rated the film 2/5, writing, “It turns out, making a horror movie where the hero is more casually curious (or oblivious) than scared is a tricky proposition.” 

Justin Clark (Slant Magazine) gave it 0.5/4, stating the film “does away with all the psychosexual nuance of Silent Hill 2.” Matt Donato (Daily Dead) rated it 2/5, criticizing “poor performances, dismally edited storytelling, and fumbled fright-night entertainment.” 

Avi Offer (NYC Movie Guru) described it as “an atmospheric, supernatural horror thriller that offers no surprises, thrills or palpable scares.” Robert Kojder (Flickering Myth) gave it 2.5/5, noting the director “understands Silent Hill so arrestingly and vividly when it comes to visual nightmare fuel” but “still doesn’t ‘get’ what he is adapting.”

Only one critic, Dominic Baez (Seattle Times), gave a fresh score of 2/4, observing, “It shouldn’t work, and it doesn’t a lot of the time, but there’s something compelling in how it all wraps up.”

Return to Silent Hill gets franchise worst Rotten Tomatoes score

Return to Silent Hill holds the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in the franchise at 7%. Silent Hill: Revelation previously held that position with 8%, while the 2006 original scored 33%.

Christophe Gans directs the film. Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson star in the lead roles. Return to Silent Hill opened in theaters on January 23, 2026. The film runs for 1 hour and 46 minutes. 

The rating is R for language, brief drug use, and bloody violent content. The story follows James as he travels to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his lost love Mary. He faces monstrous creatures and uncovers a terrifying truth.

Originally reported by Vritti Johar on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net