Imperfect but still very good

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2006)

Given the sprawling nature of the source material, it's a wonder anything remotely coherent could emerge in movie length. This comes about as close as one could realistically hope. The added love story angle, limited as it is, still jars somewhat, and the ending feels more sentimental than it actually is, but the soul of the comic is still here.
Some of the scenes, both pulled verbatim from the graphic novel AND inserted to accommodate the streamlined plot, were of shivers-down-the-spine quality. Evey's imprisonment and transformation, V's visit to Delia, and the cross cutting of Finch's "feeling" all stand out in this regard.