Elrond behind a mask

Rating: 6/10 (15 August 2007)

The political overtones surely make this worth watching. Good performances and interesting story. The one thing I did not like was Huge Weaving's voice. Throughout the movie it never varies in its (non-)expression and eloquence - like an endless lecturing monologue by Elrond. It never suggests a human being with emotional ups and downs behind the mask, except for one scene where V cries. A beautiful voice and admirable performance in the "Matrix", but a set-back for this movie - not the voice, but the style. I'm a great fan of his, but he should have tried to convey more than hate and determination and show a few defining "cracks" in the V character. Of course it would be a little out of focus - it's a too-simple superhero movie -, but more interesting.