Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2006)

This is probably one of the only films I have seen that deserve a full 10/10. It is absolutely jaw-dropping and an amazing piece which is a perfect example of pure cinema. I have not read any of the comics so I went to the film with no knowledge of it and no preconceptions of what it should be like. And I am glad I didn't. Hugh Weaving was well cast and he gave the character of V great charisma, wit and made him strangely attractive ( although that could just be me). Natalie Portman's character Evey was good and provided the typical love interest but the way the film ends, with V dying just after they realise how they feel about each other was well shot and portrayed the emotions felt by both characters. However, I don not think that she is a particularly good actress as some of her scenes are quite wooden, although this could also just be the fact that her lines weren't as interesting or as well written as V's. In general, however, the film is astonishing. The acting, the plot-line and that final scene of the Houses of Parliament blowing up make one leave the cinema completely blown away and the film is definitely a diamond in the rough of other recent releases which just cannot compare!