An interesting idea, but something is missing

Rating: 3/10 (3 April 2006)

CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! While I applaud the effort, this movie never really got my attention. I was more then a little disappointed with how the trailer for this film seemed to suggest it was an action movie....unfortunately i think there may have been MAYBE 10 min of action in the entire 2+ hours. I just couldn't get into it, i waited and waited for something to happen and was constantly let down. Although the plot line of how V came to be who he is was interesting (the government imprisoned him and others while conducting experiments on them, and he was in cell 5, the roman numeral being V) it just couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a political thriller or an action. Although I would lean towards action.
I guess I don't really have much else to add except, if you see this movie for the action sequences....save yourself the effort. Perhaps the Wachowski Bro's should stick to fantasy movies, because this movie really wasn't what it could have been.
Oh one more thing, at times I found it really difficult to hear the dialog...especially it seemed when it was most important....so if you do decide to see it, pay close attention or you'll miss important details