An excellent 2 hours, enough said.

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2012)

Some would call "V for Vendetta" overtly dramatic. They would be well to remember the fact that the symbol of drama is a mask. With the protagonist being a man in a mask, the outlandishness of this way of thinking is more than highlighted.
That being said, for those who do not know: V for Vendetta was a graphic novel published circa 1983 by Vertigo Comics, written and illustrated by Alan Moore and David Lloyd respectively. The book follows Evey Hammond in the England of the not so distant future where, after a significantly devastating war only briefly mentioned, hatred, bigotry and fascism reigned supreme and now fester throughout England. Evey is out late one night prostituting when she meets V, a man in a Guy Fawkes mask and outfit who speaks in quotes and figurative language, a man of pure symbolism and culture. Without spoiling much, the story follows the escalation and ultimate unleashing the people's fury a la the symbolic domino arrangement of his symbol seen both in the novel and film. The former features much more "relevant meanwhiles" or subplots concerning other key characters and their awakenings, so to speak. The film only features a few of these to find balance and be entertaining, but has a reputation for balancing these factors properly which are very clearly shown. James McTeigue, director and apprentice of the Wachowski brothers(The Matrix Trilogy) who wrote the screenplay indubitably had their things in order when they fabricated this masterpiece.
The cinematography, effects and script were all paramount to the film's atmosphere and fit like one of V's gloves. They are dark yet vibrant, and generally do their job to the fullest extend of the word in a simple but elegant manner. Nothing less should be expected and nothing more can be hoped for, they delivered.
Lastly was Hugo Weaving's performance. As V, he delivered some of the most complicated lines and personality in a character ever encountered thus far, and he does so flawlessly and deserves an Academy Award.
Overall this film was outstanding, beyond true enough to its source material(which is struggled with by many other adaptations). The film and graphic novel alike have a very numerous cult following and have for a long time. As one fellow critic says, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. In the meantime, go see this movie. "