Enjoyable and thought provoking film.

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2006)

This film is very good. It is like watching '1984' with a superhero. I thought the acting was great from all involved. Hugo Weaving as V does appear crazy but focused on his task and shows another side when he falls in love with Evey. The head shaving scene with Natalie Portman was very impressive to me, I mean if that goes wrong half way through you can't really re-shoot it. Her accent was also very well done, I found her very convincing as Evey as she develops from an almost 'normal' everyday person to what the character finally becomes What she finally becomes (and the perception of other characters) is individual to the viewer in my opinion. It is difficult to say he is the bad guy, or she is the bad girl and this adds to the appeal of the film.
All sorts of ideas appear in this film regarding subjects such as freedom, torture, conditioning and cults. They are there in enough volume for you to think about them without feeling like you are being force fed someone else's beliefs (maybe that is the highest form of brainwashing!! Are you really making up your own mind?).
I really enjoyed watching this film, and would watch it again more than once, but I guess I will have to wait for the DVD as it has already, surprisingly, finished at the theatre.