V For Vendetta

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2006)

Having read the graphic novel by Alan Moore, I was really looking forward to seeing V For Vendetta on the big screen. Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman were both excellent in their roles as V and Evey. I was particularly impressed with Hugo Weaving's performance, despite the wig and the mask, he managed to portray the pain and rage that was deep inside the character. It was a pity that the movie could not show more of the injustices and oppression that the people were suffering. The graphic novel really showed how bad things were in this dystopian future of England, but the movie seemed to just skim over this. What thrilled me though, was the letter from Valerie, I was hoping that the movie would do this justice and not just skim over it as unimportant. The scenes where Evey is reading this letter, inter cut with scenes of her torture, and flashbacks of Valerie's life were beautiful. All up, as flawed as it was, V For Vendetta was perfect