Unlike anything I've ever seen...in a good sense mostly.

Rating: 8/10 (27 August 2007)

THIS COMMENT IS COMPLETELY SPOILER-FREE, SO FEEL FREE TO READ IT IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE MOVIE. THANK YOU.
I had never seen anything like this before, truly! The plot is so rich and filled with mystery and intrigue that not once during the story do you know what will happen next (as often happens with cheap Hollywood productions), making it completely unpredictable and breath-taking.The strongest element in creating this atmosphere is the historical background. Although this movie is set in the near-future England, the plot provides a rich "history" of what is going to happen in the years between 2010 and 2020 (all of them of course fiction). Some might argue that it is a little too extreme to be plausible but I don't think that this movie was ever meant to be plausible in the first place! It also has that political element that bugs a few people out but the well-developed characters make the movie very watchable to a willing audience. The story also uses the Guy Fawkes story to relate to its own plot.
The characters are also unique. From the mysterious and strong V (Weaving) to the megalomaniac politician Adam Sutler (Hurt); from the scared and fragile Evey (Portman) to the brilliant Inspector Finch (Rea), the plot is filled with memorable characters that give the story a believable cloak despite its rather implausible storyline.
The acting of this production is also memorable. The whole cast gave a wonderful performance, but I was completely astonished with the two main characters (i.e. Hugo Weaving as V and Natalie Portman as Evey). V was a very difficult character to portray, since his face was obstructed by a Fawkesian mask throughout the whole movie, but Weaving totally pulled it off using his mortifying voice and remarkable movements. On the other hand, Portman as Evey was also magnificent as is to be expected from such a stunning actress.
The screenplay was also awe-inspiring. Examples: both V fight scenes; the rain scene on the roof; the scenes with Sutler speaking to his minions on the big screen. All these are thanks to the Wachowski brothers as screenwriters and director James McTeigue for giving us these memorable scenes giving this movie a magical feeling. The soundtrack and sound effects are also very cool and go very well with the story.
While watching this movie, I couldn't help but feel that sort of epic feeling; it's like this movie is telling us a story that has already happened. There should be more movies like this one and i recommend it to everyone who enjoys movies that, like this one, have a lot of soul from its legendary beginning to its jaw-dropping ending.