Adolescent and boring

Rating: 4/10 (17 March 2006)

This film plays well to those of us who have already made their minds up concerning current events(that certain governments are evil). So what? Government gets away with all kinds of bad things, no matter who runs the show.
Aside from this, this movie reminded me a lot of "The Trial of Billy Jack" in its negligent desire to reach a more mature audience. I am tired of "R" rated films for adolescent mentalities. Young minds are easy to propagandize, especially with easily digestible, non-thinking, fiery slop. Since the story comes from a comic book, maybe it is just for the the intellectually lazy.
There are better films that portray similar ideas. "Brazil" and "1984" are such endeavors. They are far more frightening in their depiction of evil police states.
But ideas can be whispered and still change the world. "V for Vendetta" came close to putting me to sleep, not only because of its naive storytelling, but also because of its tired imagery. Entertainment is what it's all about, and this isn't that much fun to watch.