Power, Gentleness, even Love behind the Mystery

Rating: 10/10 (27 March 2006)

If you really think about it, V himself is kind of sexy. I mean you have a man who always wears the same mask but has different emotions and persona's. Even though the mask never changes, one can understand the emotions beyond the mask and really feel for the character. When he's angry you can feel it regardless of that grin, and when he's sad or upset that's visible as well. (Possible Spoilers) At the end when Evey begs him to stay and kisses the mask on the lips, you can almost feel him tremble and when he says I can't, the voice is one of a man trapped in hell because he wants to stay with her but also needs to finish what he started. When he stumbles back after the last fight and collapses in her arms, he tells her that even though he's glad its almost over, he never expected to fall in love again or rather didn't think he was capable again after the last time. Despite the same black clothes and the same wig, hat, and that Guy Fawkes mask, you can tell that he loves her with all of his heart. A heart that has been scarred with the horrors of his life, but still just before he dies you can feel him redeemed because of her. Even though this movie is packed with action its also a really high-tech future-istic love story. At first I thought that V should have let Evey see his face but than I realized that it made him who he was trying to be and others to see. It's because of that, I think made him very appealing to women; power, gentleness, and love behind the mystery. He wasn't there for evil, he was there to stop it, to bring it down, with revenge and some serious skill. All of us women, need a little V in our lives.
10/10 ~ definite recommendation.