Insulting to the end

Rating: 1/10 (7 August 2006)

I finished this movie wishing I could have my two hours back. It was consistently stupid both in it's story and it's assumption of what the viewer was going to take from it. Yes, it was a 'comic book' movie. But unlike your typical comic book movie, it took itself quite seriously and drew blatant parallels between this story and the 9/11 bombings. If you're going to make accusations the way this film did, maybe you should take a few minutes to think each angle of your story through, so that your message can be taken seriously. Are we really to believe that V, in this big brother society where every action is monitored and traced, could have ordered tens of thousands (if not more) of the Guy Fox masks and costumes, and then have them delivered without being noticed? Are we also to believe that the government would really dismiss the possibility of the train tracks? Are we really to believe that after a few days with V, and after he tortured her, Nathalie Portman's character was going to fall for him the way she does? Stupid. Across the board stupid. Well acted, well shot, fantastic effects and good editing, all ruined by lazy storytelling of the worst kind. The worst part is that this film was so self-important. But then again, what else would I expect from the self-important creators of the equally disappointing Matrix series?