Good film, but not worthy of its high ratings

Rating: 6/10 (1 February 2015)

V for Vendetta stands for something which, in certain areas of the world is a common stand point, freedom. Also, V's character is based hugely on Guy Fawkes, and his quest for 'freedom'. However the sole purpose of the gun powder plot was to create chaos among the English population in an attempt to restore Catholic rule over Britain. This is a major factual error, a film which grossed so much and is rated so highly, it seems absurd that the writers would make such a stupid mistake. This lowers the rating of the film, personally, as a film being based on historical events, it should at least get those events right.
Secondly, it is not the most gripping of story lines. Whilst V is a good character, his portrayal is not outstanding. Hugo Weaving who has been in a number of highly rated movies and has proved himself to be of reasonable (to good) acting ability simply gave nothing more than what the script asked of him. It is a given, that when making a film whilst aiming for it to be the best, everyone involved will understand that the chances of achieving this are slim, but still. If you think of the greatest character portrayals, the actor has put their own stand on it, through their own additions. For example, Brando's portrayal of Vito Coreleone, he chose to have the jaw brace to try and look like a bull dog and also the infamous scene of him in his office holding a cat; Heath Ledger as the joker, getting Bale to hit him for real, designing his own make up, giving the Joker little psychotic ticks... De Niro as Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) etc etc. Obviously, people involved with the film did not know how successful the film would be but, if you truly aiming for the film to be as good as possible, it seems nonsensical for you to not make the character your own.
All in all, a reasonable film, with a relatively decent cast, but with very mediocre acting.