surprisingly very good

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2007)

I'd heard some stuff about this movie and most of it was criticism. As a result of this I've only just got round to seeing it. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Although the character is masked you are still able to connect with him and his plight. The film poses many questions about who is responsible for our society, us or the people whom govern us. Individually and collectively we are all responsible. This simple yet paradoxically complex premise is at the heart of this piece. However, the context in which the story is played out adds another dimension to this idea, in my opinion it adds to it successfully. One of the best comic book to screen adaptations I've seen. It is old fashioned in many ways but that just adds to the charm of the movie. The dialogue of the main character is superb, it adds to his mystique, Hugo Weaving does an excellent job considering the limitations posed by being masked. In many ways the film paid homage to Vincent Price and all those old movies from another era. If you have not seen it and your looking for something a little different....