It's good but it's not the book

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2006)

It's gets very close to a re-creation of the book, as close as Hollywood is ever going to get, and I suppose I'll just have to be happy with that.
It's a good movie, even on it's own merits. I could do without the wishy-washy political allegory of the final scene, but this is Hollywood, you need a big cinematic finale. The crowd goes wild, cheerleaders all come out for smooches! Blah.
I think far more could be made of the fact that the government made V what he is, the book is more explicit about that too. I would also have liked it, had they not replaced V's TV spot with the "something is wrong with this country" stuff. I would have preferred the original from the book, especially the subversive aspect of the kid writing obscenities under a surveillance camera that's been switched off. But I'm guessing that you can only safely blow up despised symbols in Hollywood. Anything else, these days, especially something that looks like a tower is just too close for comfort.
Do you think I've made my 10 line now?
It's a decent movie, go see it.