Utterly compelling - a thought provoking masterpiece!!

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2009)

Firstly, I must say how much it saddens me with regard to many of the quite frankly idiotic comments made about this wonderful film.
Lets first take the charge of Natalie Portman's wooden acting. Her flawless English accent, her generation of power and emotion - quite rightly she was nominated for an Oscar. Then there is the case of the poor production quality - were these people watching the same film? The visual imagery of the the film at times is breathtaking. The opening sequence with the explosion at the Old Bailey to the finale of the 1812 Overture and the end sequence with the same set piece on the Houses of Parliament were spectacular. And all tied in with a wonderful piece of English History about the infamous Gunpowder Plot. Priceless!!
This is exactly how films should be made - thought provoking which extract a meaningful debate. The moral dilemma as to how much power we should hand over to the state and whether a terrorist is indeed a terrorist or a champion of the people. The protection of civil liberties and the rights for everyone, whatever their creed or sexual persuasion, to be able to exercise free speech, and even more poigniantly, the role of propaganda in the control of the masses.
I am not a political person, I'm not a student or an anarchist, I am just a normal average Joe who can see the power and intensity of a film that is a little too close to reality for comfort. Many of the comments made denouncing the film as trash are made by the very same people that the film eludes that we should be wary and fearful of.
These film snobs will no doubt have given it a 10 star if it had been directed by Stanley Kubrick. I for one, see every film on its individual merits. Yes it slows a little in the middle, yes there may be a subtle hint of cliché from time to time but it is such a compelling tale with a 'now' factor that cannot be ignored.
A must have in any DVD collection, V for Vendatta, taps into our social conscience and turns it on its head - BRAVO!!!!