"V for Vendetta" is a blast to watch

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2006)

The verdict is in for "V for Vendetta", the vengeful and vastly versed V is very verbose and vivacious and will not be vacated from my mind. V played by William Rookwood is superbly articulate man who wants revenge on everyone that made him the way he is today. He wears a mask throughout the whole film, and although you never see his face it won't stop you from feeling every emotion he feels. He refers to "The Count of Monte Cristo" repeatedly which gives a lot of incite to what he is feeling and how obsessed and driven by vengeance he is. Evey, Natalie Portman, is a woman that gets thrown into his world and tries to figure out is she can/should help him and his crusade against the new dictatorship that runs England.
The movie takes place in the not so distant future and portrays a London run by a totalitarian government full of corruption and secrets. V tries to create a revolution by reminding people that, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." He does this by reenacting the events of November 5th, 1605 when Guy Fawks tried to blow up the English Parliament; though he failed his name became synonymous with freedom. V is determined not to fail and tells the people of London to meet him at the Parliament in a year's time to overthrow the government on November 5th, 2020.
The movie has a few flaws, which is usual for comic book adaptations, but doesn't detract one bit to the movie's message or entertainment value. The style is similar to the Matrix and should be with the Assistant Director of the Matrix series, James McTeigue, directing the movie and the Wachowski brothers who wrote both the Matrix and V for Vendetta. Though the style is similar, V is not at all similar to Neo or any other character in the Matrix; V has qualities that are more similar to Eric Draven in "The Crow." He lurks in the shadows, hides his identity and kills anyone that tries to stop him.
There wasn't as much action as I had hoped but the action that was there was awesome. The ending contains a short fight scene that is truly amazing and shows V's determination and wrath. For the most part the movie is pretty well balanced with action, drama, suspense and science fiction. "V for Vendetta" is a blast to watch and will leave you thinking about the freedoms we have, and the freedoms we let go.