Average Movie. Substantial for a Comic Book

Rating: 1/10 (21 May 2006)

V for Vendetta. Is an e enjoyable and sometimes irritating film. The film is full of substance for a comic book. The movie spends a great deal of time showing us the Fascist Totalitarian State of Britain and it captures it quite well. The movies politics are a major hindrance however and little insulting. The Christian Bishop is a pedophile and ex military commander and Stephen Fry's character calls the Koran beautiful. The movie could have done without those two scenes. The movie is certainly light on logic as V is easily able to get at his enemies in a totalitarian state! Natalie Portman gives a crappy performance and is not believable as British. Her accent and acting are poor. I think Keira Knigtley would have worked much better in the role. The supporting cast of Oscar Nominees Stephen Rea and John Hurt are largely wasted. The character of V is very derivative and echos a little bit Phantom of the Opera, Zorro, Man of La Mancha, and little bit of the architect from the Matrix sequels. The direct and script are sometimes poor as the action and story are less than impressive. The film has some great moments is often preposterous largely thanks to a heavy handed script and equally heavy handed direction. End result 5/10 Average. Not worthy of the Top 250.