V For Vendetta Movie
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TAGLINES
Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gun powder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.
An uncompromising vision of the future from the creators of 'The Matrix' trilogy
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
Freedom! Forever!
The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that's a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.
| Natalie Portman | Evey |
| Hugo Weaving | V |
| Stephen Rea | Finch |
| Stephen Fry | Deitrich |
| John Hurt | Adam Sutler |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Creedy |
| Rupert Graves | Dominic |
| Roger Allam | Lewis Prothero |
| Ben Miles | Dascomb |
| Sinéad Cusack | Delia Surridge |
| Natasha Wightman | Valerie |
| John Standing | Lilliman |
| Eddie Marsan | Etheridge |
| Clive Ashborn | Guy Fawkes |
| Emma Field-Rayner | Guy Fawkes Lover |
| James McTeigue |
8.20 out of 10 (141087 votes)
Visitor Reviews
V is for Vapid
posted on 31 Aug 2009Lackluster. Ho-hum aesthetics are uncalled for when you spend 50 million dollars on a movie that markets itself as a good-looking vision of the future.The main lesson espoused in Vendetta is that Conservatives are evil, angry, totalitarian entities. In this portrayal, the makers managed to alienate half of their potential audience. Maybe that's why it only made 50 million in the US box office. Strangely enough, the intention of the makers was to create an Orwellien atmosphere, but somehow managed to fall far short. The thought-police could have been dramatically more frightening and dangerous then they were for one thing. The protagonists could have felt a heavier weight of oppression for another.Vendetta's makers, the team behind The Matrix trilogy, want us to wholeheartedly agree with them that upholding a sense of morality at an authoritative level is a terrible thing. For one example, homosexuals are forced back into the closet for fear of execution. Don't worry Mr. (Mrs. ?) Wachowski, you can go on with your vile relationship without fear of execution. In another example of Pic's totalitarian world, there is a Koran being hidden from the government by one character. The makers missed the mark though. It should have been a Bible, not a Koran if they were really trying to represent the trajectory of today's "progress" in regards to what is tolerated and what is not. It was all I could do to stifle mild, disbelieving chuckles as the homosexual man with the Koran was fearing the evil, totalitarian, Christian, right-wing government.Perhaps the most dangerous message that Vendetta represents is that terrorist actions and calculated, cold-blooded, vengeful murder are perfectly reasonable and expected actions when it means overthrowing an oppressive regime. Why the writers thought this was a good message to send in the wake of 9/11 is beyond me.One other interesting tidbit: This terrorist activity and terrorist threats of our happy little protagonist take place in England against Parliment, which is supposed to represent the old world that must pass away if V's vision of freedom is to go forth. I'm quite sure that the Wachowski clan realized that if the setting was the US Congress, they would be in some serious trouble with our government for contemplating and advocating such activity.Quite frankly, V for Vendetta ultimately fails, not because of the message, but because of the messengers. The makers show that they don't themselves believe in the values that their main character lives by (that being fearless against the ruling authority is essential), so why should we take what they say seriously? Their hypocrisy is all too evident by their choice to set their destructive agenda in someone else's country where they can't get in trouble for their near-treasonous message.Shame on them. This is a poor movie with poor morals. V is for Vapid.On a scale of -22 to 22, this rates a lowly -17.
The Best Alan Moore Adaption Yet (And Only One Worth It)
posted on 31 Aug 2009I write this before Watchmen which I have high hopes for, but V For Vendetta is the best film adaption of an Alan Moore story/concept and one of the 5 best movies ever made.Alan Moore's stories/concepts have had a HORRIBLE run in Hollywood (League Of Extraordinary, Constantine, From Hell), and I can understand why he would never want anything to do with the people who have so blatantly ruined his vision. But V For Vendetta was not one of those movies.This movie came along during an important time. Most movies, TV and music were afraid to challenge the emerging fascism of the neo-conservative movement. All were afraid to handle the ideas and concepts behind the fear tactics used by fascist regimes. But V For Vendetta challenged those conceptions in 1981 and again the movie challenged them in 2004. I am ALWAYS against changes being made to source material, but this movie handled it amazingly and did the RIGHT thing.Even someone who doesn't care for politics would enjoy this movie. Great acting, great vision, good action, and everything about it get's a 10 rating from me.
So good
posted on 29 Aug 2009This movie was,to use the best word, awesome! The action scenes were so sweet and it had very good plot. The only problem was the fast English talking which was hard to pick up, but it's easy to get the gist of it. Also, there could be more action, but overall I really liked it, even a little more than sin city. Natalie Portman is hot and a really good actress, but she wasn't very good with a shaved head, which I don't think the movie needed. V was very mysterious and very likable, kinda of quirky but kicked ass, so it made him very cool. The bad guy, the chancellor, was very hat-able. His speeches were Hitleresk and the families watching him were reminiscent of Nazi Germany, and who doesn't hate Hitler. Also the explosions were crazy, huge explosions that weren't unneeded, and easily symbolic of change.
V for Virtue
posted on 29 Aug 2009I went into "V for Vendetta" skeptically. All of my friends had raved about it, said it touched on all the hot political issues of today. I was worried this would be another shallow adolescent fantasy masquerading as deep and artful – a comic book future so dark and gloomy it couldn't but be compared to "1984." Oh, "V for Vendetta" reeks of adolescent fantasy, and packs on the Orwellian clichés in the hammiest of ways, but it is not superficial, and it is not dumb. And, best of all – and despite a daunting running time of two hours and twelve minutes – it was solidly entertaining."V for Vendetta" has its sloppy moments, of course. Natalie Portman is mostly flat and touts an equally flat English accent; in one scene, her character makes a betrayal and escape with little apparent motivation. Her TV show host friend has an episode of his show lampooning the totalitarian state's dictator. He's punished, of course, but in this vision of the future, is it really probable that it would even be allowed to be aired? Another lapse in common sense is V's apparent singularity in his fight against the corrupt government. There is so little about how he single-handedly plans his offensives or gathers the materials necessary, despite heavy (though not overwhelming) exposition of his background. However, the film does not need to be logical on that level, so it does not try, and it is so entertaining and fantastical, that the audience would neither notice nor care.The charm of this movie is that the action and adventure is not firmly rooted in the modern comic book epics and Tarrantino-esquire pulp fiction. Instead, the film is more indebted to the old romantic fantasies of Alexandre Dumas, or at least the swashbuckling movie adventurers of the thirties that he inspired. (V's favorite film is "The Count of Monte Cristo" and he prefers sword over gun.) Our hero is always masked in a musketeer's costume (attributed to a seventeenth century dissident who tried to blow up parliament), and always speaks with hyperbolic literacy and enunciation. Hugo Weaving plays the part with just enough hamminess and old-fashioned romance. Hammy, too, are the bad guys. And the film is innocent enough to still show the evil chancellor's head on a gigantic screen overlooking his tiny henchmen – in clear defiance of "Austin Powers" spoofing."V for Vendetta"'s selling point, however, is its 'controversial' politicking, and, to my surprise, the agit-prop ploy worked. The Wachowskis' script has filled the film to the brim with obvious parallels to today's world, but the obviousness is simple, pure and un-clandestine. Furthermore, it does not ring false. Fortunately or not, today's volatile situation seems to fit into the film's "1984" fantasy like hand in glove. When boiled to their essences, the problems of today are so insidious that they're believable as the troubles in this fairy tale world of good versus evil, and the movie knows that we know that it's a mass oversimplification, so it retains its swashbuckling charm, and never tries to outsmart us, or crash and burn in a futile attempt to become 'sophisticated.' Even though a bleeding-heart subplot of lesbian lovers seems tacked on, and there's a jail sequence that becomes ridiculously improbable, the movie can be forgiven because the filmmakers seem so naïvely earnest, and move the film along at a brisk, engaging pace. It's refreshing to see a movie that is so firm in its convictions that it would even condone 'terrorism' as a means of getting to freedom and fraternity. This is probably the most radical mainstream hit since the pre-9/11 "Fight Club," though this film is not as crafty or offensive as "Fight Club" was in some instances."V for Vendetta" is straight, simple, fun, silly, commercial entertainment that becomes an unlikely countercultural classic; it has the guts to call its audience to stand up to tyranny, even if it's not abroad. Though set in Britain, "V for Vendetta" has perhaps the most unabashedly American spirit ever to find its way into an American blockbuster.
not a bad movie
posted on 29 Aug 2009this is not a bad movie. As far as the cinematography and the storytelling of this movie go, it is one of the best I have seen in a long while. It is an excellent mix of story telling and plot development, and the action scenes may act to keep people interested in it that are not so inclined to watch movies like this. As far as being a social commentary goes, I disagree with anybody that says this a legitimate one. The fact that the tools of fear and subterfuge belong to anyone other than the media that produces these movies is far-fetched. Playing on fear is a tool of the media, far more than any government. Just my opinion, but this is not set in the US for the sole reason that the US public would have burned it self out long before getting in this position, before we needed these actions to before it happened.
Action-packed and provocative political thriller both stimulating and challenging. A must see!
posted on 27 Aug 2009Outstanding cinematics, rich plot that only thickens, direct parallels to the current political and military situation in the US and its protofascist bent conveying subtle implication regarding governmental involvement underlying 9/11. Provocative and clearly the best film release this year. A well-written melodramatic and suspenseful thriller to be seen again with a follow-up DVD purchase to ensure one catches all the allegory, symbolism, contemporary cultural meaning and hidden goodies all of us serious movie-goers enjoy and love. Great how the protagonist's visual identity remained unknown adhering to maximum symbolic effect created by the ever-present mask thus driving the film's idealistic objectives home. V comprehensively reaps the benefits of knowing his predictable enemy well. For those with a knack for serious literature, this one keeps one poised and guessing as it reminds us how one person can still effect true change in a cold, calculating and oppressive world; although that person is cold and calculating in nature as well. Punishing retaliation handled with sophisticated finesse yet telling of the emptiness wrought by the bitter taste of patient revenge. The only weak point is perhaps the seemingly conflicting mixture of comedic understatement with hyperbole that seems to reduce intended impact in some individual scenes, but maybe that's just British dry sense of humor. No real prequel to review before watching but any version of "The Count of Monte Cristo" can be considered appropriate and applicable preparatory material.
Only movie worth seeing twice!
posted on 27 Aug 2009I went to see this with my boyfriend and his best friend. His friend had seen it once already and said it was THE ONLY MOVIE he ever saw twice. I loved it and my boyfriend continuously stated that it was "total ownage!!!!" I mus agree. If it weren't the last day or so in theaters, I'd probably see it again. Well, when it comes out on video, then, needless to say, each of us are buying a copy of it. Our friend even commented that it was too perfect to ruin by watching any deleted scenes that might come on the disk.The characters are amazing. The plot is amazing! Everything about this movie is amazing. It makes you really think about what is going on in today's world. Especially important is the fact that people are being prosecuted for what they believe in. For having a Qu'ran (please excuse the possible butchered spelling), you would be killed. That's almost like post-9-11 America. Also, the riots in the streets? That's going to happen if gas prices continue to rise. Yellow Coded Curfew? Sounds a bit to me like the terror alert level! There's a lot of important and RELEVANT things this movie has to say.Anyone who doesn't like this movie is probably an idiot. It makes you think. It's NOT about humor, sex, romance. It's about standing up for what you believe in and being willing to die for it. It's about defending the people of your country against such a world as portrayed. It's about being heard! Definitely worth seeing twice! OR MORE!!!!
Made me fall in love with English vocab once more :D
posted on 27 Aug 2009.. I've been passionate about English literature and Shakespearan dialogues for quite a long time now .. but little had I expected a movie to refurbish my love for the language in so austere a way .. Weavings' speech delivery is the creme-de-la-creme of this awesome flick .. Portman looks stunning ... (even when she's balded) .. The archaic tinge to V's persona makes you gape at him whenever he says those Shakespearan lines The plot's very good too .. a classic 'victim-seeking-vengeance' at its core, V for Vendetta drives a bad-ass stake through the heart of dictatorship in a futuristic monocratic English society .. the action sequences are awesome .. the W-brothers did a great job .. all in all .. you aren't going to forget this movie for a long long time .. a must watch
A for Awesome.
posted on 25 Aug 2009Set in a world where the government rules by the use of fear, comes a hero like no other. Dress in a mask, poetic and theatrical in his mannerism and speech but deadly with the dagger, stands the hero V. V is one of this heroes that makes you uncertain; is he a hero or is he a villain? There are parts within the movie that makes you hate V, it makes you want to stand up and scream at him. Then there are other parts of the movie you see a great mind at work as he plans for the things that is to plan.All and all, one of the best movies I have seen this side of 2006 so far. It can only be describe as the thinking man's superhero. Without any special powers, this movie captures you its intelligence and suspend. There are questions hanging you ask every corner it turns then makes you wait as it slowly reveal the answer to you.The acting by Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving is excellent. I must admit I am a Natalie Portman fan, but in this movie she absolutely explodes on screen. The rest of the cast has been well selected and fits nicely into the movie. It is definitely a movie I would recommend to anyone.
V for Vendetta Review
posted on 23 Aug 2009As i walked into the cinema i wasn't expecting much. However this film totally surprised me. Totally avant Garde. Cannot really say anything about this film without spoiling it. However the style and technique of this film was astonishing. If you wish to see a new innovative film which joins together a gripping story (with a hint of patriotism) to a modern flashy film, then this is for you. Its explicit direction allows the audience to get involved in the film as well as being amazed by its special effects (bullet time-Knife scene). In addition it has a great cast including the great Hugo Weaving (lord of the rings, the matrix) to the superbly played "evey" (Natalie Portman).10/10 from this Fan.
Scary political thriller
posted on 23 Aug 2009I found this movie very useful. It seems to me that this movie had a strong sociological background which made the movie structured and natural. The movie is a very scary political thriller, and this movie seems to foreshadow the condition of the world in a few years time. What scared me really was what will happen in V for Vendetta would be recreated in a real scenario in our country! The movie had a very mysterious air into it which drew the viewer to watch it to the end. I was just a little led off at the part where Evie was imprisoned. All in all, the movie is not only something to enjoy. It is also something to learn from.
"V" has a meaning but few can see it.
posted on 19 Aug 2009V got robbed.Vendetta was a good movie that was robbed of a chance to be seen by so many more people. V's R rating for reasons i don't know (yes there is some unneeded violence in some scenes that simply stole from the story line and the "F" word 1 time the whole movie) but still the movie wasn't near enough to be considered unsuitable for people under 17 in the states (maybe the intense political aspect of it made it a R movie or maybe the terrorism). But yes back to the movie. V was a political drama that makes you ask the question "Could this happen one day, wait it is happening!". So many people are misunderstanding the movie for a "Story about terrorism" and not calling it a look into a quite possible future, with which only one man is brave enough to fight the oppression brought on by a manipulative government. If some parts of V make you angry then AWESOME because thats the point. Natalie Portman is amazing with a bald head, but her British accent isn't so sharp. so scenes are cheesy (maybe on purpose) The voice of V fits the character awesome, and the visuals rock. Pay close attention to the story and don't be narrow minded. V rocks 8/10
Silly and Hypocritical
posted on 19 Aug 2009First things first. This movie uses a radical, prejudice and hateful government as the enemy and that is fine. But making it out to be a symbol for the UK and US is silly and the film makers did this.OK, this movie was based on a Graphic Novel that is strongly pro-Anarchy. The movie, however, was just an anti American/Britan politics movie. It attacked the Conservative party only. The movie has a line that goes something like "Art uses lies to tell the truth while politician use lies to hide the truth. This movie was just as much politics as art and the film makers politicians as they where artist. So are they the liars to hide the truth or to tell the truth. I'd have to say they're lying to hide the truth. The truth being that this movie was just a childish exaggeration of the right. True art isn't Political. You can attack individual views but when you attack an entire Political party it's just politics, and it looses it's beauty as art.I saw this bumper sticker once that read "Doing my part to pis* off the religious right." I think the Wachowski brothers read this sticker and decided to make this movie. That is how simple minded this film was.Although this movie is a steaming pile of hypocrisy that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. It had good action and some good dialog. Natalie Portman can't act. Why do people keep giving her jobs. I loved Hugo Weaving as V his voice acting and body movements made me forget about the mask.I am disappointed in the adaptation from the book to screen. This movie took an Idea and made it a cheap attack on the right. The book is about anarchy people. What the heck.If you hate the right than this movie is made for you. You can sit there and agree with everything they say, even if it's wrong, and remain unenlightened to the truth.
This is one of the best films I have ever seen...
posted on 19 Aug 2009...I am well aware that my summary line invites several retorts, and given the nature of my comment those retorts may very well be resoundingly, unanimously negative. If I say "This is one of the Best films I have ever seen..." One would think the immediate response would be, "Then you must not have seen many films in your time, dear boy." Butoh I have, and it has been far too long since there has been something up on that screen in the darkened theater that I enter to leave this boring, monotonous existence that had the capacity to inspire. To see the possibilities of what might be, what could never be, and what could happen if the leaders of the world keep things going in the directions that they are headed. V For Vendetta is just a film, yes? But it is also a wake up call of which there are not enough in this time we live in. It speaks directly to the hardship that we endure but seldom take notice of because we are distracted by things that do not matter...upon leaving the theater I saw people, teenagers mostly, the very people who should be pro-actively questioning the methodical erosion of this thing called government in the modern age, react with complete apathy. Most try so hard to be so outwardly different from the rest that they do not realize that in doing this they become just like everyone else; oblivious. We as a society do not want to see films like this, we do not want to acknowledge the atrocities going on in the world, all we want to do is play our video games, watch reality television, spend our money on clothes, jewelry, entertainment. Things that for all intents and purposes we do not need. These are the distractions that keep society from pondering in the wee hours of the night what they can do to prevent true injustice. The evils committed by those that govern are far worse than any fiction the cinema can dazzle us with these days. Yes this is a truly great film and one that I will cherish for a long time. I can only hope that its message finds a wide audience that is open to seeing things from another perspective, in a uniquely human light. In the end that is what the film is about...being human. Having the capacity to choose weather or not to recognize the evils of society and take a stand to make things better than they are. The film of course takes this idea to extremes but for the viewing public dramatic examples are needed to awake them from this artificially induced state of being we call existence and say, "I see there is wrong, and it is my duty as a human being to do what I can to make it right." To the makers of this unique and wonderful film, I salute you.
Lack of probability
posted on 19 Aug 2009I think I was expecting much more from this movie. Instead of an interesting point of view about the fourth power discussion (media and/or society as a source of change/revolution in social paradigms) I felt a lack of probability in the screenplay and also a lack of unity of style and technical blocking weakness concerning actors direction. The movie could not convince me as a spectator about proposed premises. No room for emotional catharsis or something unexpected. No discussion was open about the roots of the presented problems, reducing its solutions to an ingenuous and previsible symbolism that just add another level of alienation and passivity to the potential agents of change. What's next?
A memorable film
posted on 19 Aug 2009I 've read many good reviews about this film. Once I watched it I realized it is actually a really good one so I definitely recommend it to everyone who don't want to watch yet an ordinary and boring adventure film. It combines almost everything, so it's a film which can be watched by everyone. And the most important thing for me, the ending; it isn't just an another silly happy ending where everyone is happy and gets married! So if I have to say what really touched me in this film, this is definitely the ending (I couldn't think of a better one!) and this memorable phrase; "Remember, Remember the 5th of November". The rest of the film is equally good. The cast and crew did a good job! I suggest you go and watch the film 'cause it does worth it! It won 't let you down!
Awesome movie, brilliant comic!
posted on 19 Aug 2009Before directly talking about the film I'd like to address a few people claiming this movie to be unoriginal, politically incorrect etc. hence giving it a 1-star rating.Some of those people say it is predictable, unrealistic or full of clichés. Since I have an insatiable urge to defend my viewpoints I can't let this go without saying something. First of all, this is a movie and a movie based on a comic. Don't blame the Wachowski brothers for unoriginality. Second, there is no way to make a movie without clichés, at least it's extremely hard to do so and still make it worth watching. If the director succeeds he has most likely created a masterpiece. Saying it is bad because of the plot being clichéd is rubbish. This was written over 20 years ago. They weren't clichés back then. (note: Cliché is not something that has been done once before) Third, this is fiction. Don't expect it to be realistic. Fiction has no boundaries.But about the movie. It wasn't perfect, though it was goddamn close. I even applauded a few times while I was sitting in my room watching it, something that hardly ever happens. Also, the magnitude of utter pwnage (for lack of better words) in this movie is astounding. Almost everything from the fight scenes to V's monologues and just the moral of the movie is just plain awesome. Bottom line: Do not rate this movie 1 star to be different. Honestly, I checked one of the user's profile and he had rated movies that most, critics and casual moviegoers alike, think of as a masterpiece 1-star while the only movies that don't have a 1-star rating are old movies that hardly counted as mainstream back when they were released. But enough of my bitterness. This movie was great, I enjoyed it from A through Z. 9/10.
Nat Portman and the ridiculous accent.....
posted on 17 Aug 2009V for Vendetta! The most important addition to the kingdom of movieland this year, without doubt! The reason for this is simple. After watching this movie, no film maker can ever again have an excuse for monumentally cocking up a project as all that film makers now need to do is DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING THIS FILM DOES!!!! On no, and i mean no conceivable level does this picture work! Evey aspect from tone (did it want to be funny or was it just that woeful that i laughed when i shouldn't have?), dialogue (at times made gigli look like a Woody Allen film), casting (what the hell was Steven 'Twinings Tea' Fry doing there!) and the sound/editing (i was half expecting a special thanks credit for Michael Bay at the end!)was completely confused, inappropriate and totally void of any vision or decipherable skill.Now i love Natalie Portman, those adorable ringlets in Sith and a career enhancing performance in Garden State have endeared me to her in recent years in a way i can't describe, but this, quite frankly came across like something she had been forced to do through losing a bet or something! And what the hell was that accent about, when are you Americans going to learn that Brits don't speak like that!!!! My biggest qualm with the flick however, has to be that damn mask!! Surely, even film makers of the disability of the wachowski's are aware that it is usually helpful if your movie's main character is capable of showing some facial expression at certain points of the film!! Never showing V's face completely detracts from any emotional hook the movie might have had and the scene where V 'cries' near the end is absolutely hilarious because of this. Couple that factor with an 'antagonist' that not only wastes one of our best actors in John Hurt but also provides no conflict for our hero for the whole duration of the film and you have a piece that evoked in me the feeling that i had been physically mugged of my admission fee by those cross dressing one hit wonder wachowski's and left for dead while they laughed their overblown fight sequence making heads off!!! I call upon all lovers of the beautiful art that is cinema to start a vendetta of our own against them at once and rid the world of such passionless drivel!!!! Al
Loud, Brash and Disappointing
posted on 17 Aug 2009I can't say I've ever heard of the graphic novel by Alan Moore, but I hear he wasn't too pleased with this cinematic vision of his work. I cant say I was too overly impressed with it either; I saw it mainly because Natalie Portman thought the project was good enough to shave her head for, and even though the last two films by the Wachowski Brothers weren't very good, the first Matrix film made it obvious that they have a flair for action sequences. The plot is based on numerous ideas, all of which focus on government. V for Vendetta is supposedly a commentary on Thatcher's Britain, and this is mixed in with ideas stemming from Guy Fawke's plot to blow up the houses of parliament, and a revolution against the Government. The ideas are mostly very good; but there's too many of them, and many of the themes get lost in a convoluted plot that mainly sees a masked marauder calling himself 'V' picking off various members of government, while finding time to plant bombs and share a tentative near romance with the angelic Evey, played by the very talented Natalie Portman.The film constantly nods towards more intelligent work, such as plays by William Shakespeare and Johann Wolfgang Goethe's 'Faust', and this serves to remind the audience of the shortcomings in this work. It has to be said that the technical work on the film is very good; the dark and brooding atmosphere works very well when coupled with the doomed vision of London. It would seem that The Wachowski's couldn't be bothered to direct their own screenplay, so that honour falls to James McTeigue, otherwise known as the first assistant director on The Matrix Trilogy. His direction is largely pretty good - he has an eye for aesthetics, and constantly makes use of the dark locations and many of the characters' dark clothing. The masked central character makes for a memorable anti-hero; but his spectre does look a bit silly, and seeing him constantly deliver convoluted dialogue in the style of 'The Oracle' soon wears thin. Natalie Portman looks stunning as always; even when she loses her luscious locks. The action is loud, brash and entertaining; and this provides the film with its biggest strong point, but it tries to be too clever and often ends up looking silly, as the plot is never deep or engaging enough for all the elements to really shine through. A shame; with the right handling, this could have been great.
Interesting and worth every minute
posted on 31 Aug 2009In the first 10 minutes, after killing some thugs who wanted to rape Natalie Portman (Evey), V utters a string of words that mostly start with V. This scene spark of a chain of very very witty scenes, and including the many scenes where Sutler(the ruler of the nation) appears on the big TV screen to command his followers.Natalie Portman acted very appropriately, the pain she has to go through to be loyal to her beliefs, the nonchalant and acceptance when she push the lever of the train, and the intensity in her eyes when she kissed V. I never thought she could act so well, but this film seems to bring the best in her.The direction of this film is near perfect, with very fast sequences, very swift action scenes - in some ways similar to John Woo and Roman Polanski combine into one.I am also Alan Moore's fan and this movie ranks up there with my favorite other comic-inspired movie like Batman and SinCity.The movie far exceeds my expectations. I would have given a 11-point rating if there is one.