Great graphic novel brilliantly reworked to make a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2006)

I have read the novel and now happily seen the film. I acknowledged the differences but as with all book to screen adaptations what makes a good part of a book doesn't always make for good film.
This is an excellent film that is well written, beautifully shot and well acted by all the cast. It was also nice to see a film that contained mainly British actors in the roles rather than bigger named US actors with awful British accents.
Natalie Portman was as excellent as she was beautiful and made an excellent screen Evey. Hugo Weaving's V was also a masterful performance adding weight to the masked 'terrorist'.
These two main protagonists are supported well by great turns by Stephen Rea and a really nice performance by Stephen Fry.
I felt the film was well paced and found the middle part enjoyable as the story laid out was an interesting one. The action scenes add to the film and are well done but the makers did well by ensuring that the story takes centre stage in this great film.
Maybe not one for everyone but its nice to see a big budget intelligent movie can still be made.