Viciously Overrated

Rating: 3/10 (13 November 2007)

I went with high expectations to watch "V for Vendetta". The Wachowski's reputation on creating poignant, smart action packed rides preceded them. With "Matrix" not only did I get one of the freshest action films but one of the sharpest and deepest scripts ever written. All I can give to this movie as a word is "pseudo". V is a pseudo-hero, that prefers to talk and digress than commit the noble acts. James McTiegue knows how to cope with filmical elements, but that's all. V (by Hugo Weaving) doesn't relate to the audience and has no point of contact with any common human, his basis of thoughts are fragile and biased. A hero in an anarchy isn't only interesting (not on the way delivered) but unoriginal. And political. Who could move it to a higher ground? All what it tries to achieve it fails. V is also Pseudo-Cool. His Shakespearean, long dialogs are boring and unfelt. All seems like an improvised catharsis.
What's new on "V for Vendetta"? Absolutely nothing. No chemistry between the two leads, empty dialogs and many colors and fireworks to dazzle us an distract us from the lack of good action, a steamy screenplay on action or clever and quick on themes and messages. Not only does it fail in delivering a message, ideology or thinking line (no power in communication to the audience) but it also lacks a good atmosphere and tons of action are missing. I hoped for much, maybe. It had many elements to bring new things on the ground. It busted them too soon.
Long story short, this movie is unfelt and shy, keeping a close remark to the comic books, giving it no further nor personal power. Long, it is a feast on neat sound effects an clean CGI (which tries to push us further from the weak adapted script). It could have been a lot more; for you that like new, fresh movies. Skip this. In my humble opinion, it's unnecessary.