Could have and should have been better

Rating: 5/10 (21 March 2008)

I just saw this movie after having it on my "To See List" for some time. Unfortunately, it was not worth its place on it. I won't get into the political discussions here, because at the end of the day it is just a movie.
Basically, it is about V's quest to save England from its Orwellian setting. If this movie were your run of the mill action hero movie, I could have given it a higher score. Unfortunately, the problem with VFV is that you cannot get behind the "hero." I wanted to, and tried to, but at the end of the day just couldn't. The way he brutally kills guards (even after they help him), his former foes (including an old lady who was tricked and regrets taking part in helping the fascists take over), and how he tortures Evey, I felt like V was as much of a bad guy as the antagonist he was fighting against.
In the end, it just falls flat. It falls flat at politics, and it falls flat at action. When an action movie tries to be thought provoking and doesn't, it can just be bad and offensive. While V for Vendetta isn't unwatchable, it does fall into this category and will leave a sour taste in your mouth.