a powerful but confusing film

Rating: 7/10 (31 March 2006)

as a huge fan of the wachowski brothers, the matrix, and anything that whiffs of criticising governments and reflecting how messed up our society and government has become since 911,i was hugely looking forward to this film. i came away a little disappointed, just a little though. On the good side it reflected brilliantly the way things could go, i particularly enjoyed the references to guantanamo bay and abu ghraib, with jumpsuits, shaven heads and black bags over the head, people being dragged off without public trial or defence...thats already happened! V was a brilliantly tortured character, showing that sometimes violence is necessary for the greater good. The lesbian romance in the middle was the most unnecessary scenes i think I've ever seen. i understand the point they were trying to make but it could have been a Muslim or jew instead of a lesbian surely. the ending was a little disappointing, it went out with more of a whimper then a bang, but i spose that was the point, people power and all that. Surely the most important film of the year, very prophetic!!