A bang from start to finish

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2006)

I went to see this film with average expectations. The trailers were there, the posters were there but was it really going to be all that good. Well I can safely say it was, I was glued to my seat. When I wasn't listening intently to every syllable coming from the mouth of the hero V, I was delighted with exciting fight sequences and a few explosions which left me feeling nothing less than liberated. When someone informed me that Hugo Weaving would have the mask on throughout the entire film I was concerned that the character would never be able to connect with an audience at all never mind portray strong emotions, key to such a character and I believed I would quickly loose interest. However Weaving managed to keep me extremely intrigued by V. Something I could never have imagined possible without having seen it done. Weaving has a charisma perfect for this role and I can't imagine anyone else playing V so well. The other actors also kept me interested in every character that came across the screen, especially John Hurt who I thoroughly enjoyed hating. Natalie Portman was a joy to watch. Although her British accent wasn't so fantastic her presence on screen more than makes up for it. The non-conventional theme of fascist governments and terrorist hero's may not be for everybody but I certainly found this film one of the most entertaining things I've seen in a long time. A+++ from me.