A recipe...

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2006)

Heres a recipe for you: Take 2 cups Boondock Saints, and brown thoroughly Add 1 can of Matrix style, let simmer Spice with a little Shakespeare Pour over a hot bed of 1984 Garnish with just a touch of Phantom of the Opera Serve on the 5th of November
The dish you've prepared is a lovely little number called V for Vendetta. Now, perhaps I'm a bit biased, but when I see a dual knife wielding assassin/terrorist with a penchant for quoting Shakespeare and wearing a grinning trickster-esqe mask, well, I'm gonna be won over. This is truly a great step forward for the Wachowski brothers, who may actually remove the stigmas of Reloaded and Revolutions with this amazing film.(PS for you Matrix fans: There's a little bullet-time in there for ya!)
Of particular note is Hugo Weaving's performance, as he somehow combines the right levels of vengeance, Shakespearian pomp, and philosophical depth into a believable character, all without taking off that mask! The beauty of this film is while it doesn't run long, it feels like it does, but myself I didn't care, because I personally never wanted it to end.
BE CAREFUL THOUGH: If you're a Pat Robertsen or Bill O'Reilly kind of person, you may not be able to understand whats wrong with the government. Anyone else, however, shouldn't have that problem.
This is a movie that one shouldn't miss, and in this post 9-11 world, its refreshing to see that some people can still see opposing the government as heroic. FINAL GRADE: C (for you O'Reilly-ites), A for everyone else, A+ if you happen to think like me!