Not as good as the comic book, but great...

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2006)

A film of pure genius. Disregarding the fact that it was americanised a bit compared to the comic book (which is so splendidly European), the movie is a must-see. The metaphores are great, so is the focus on Shakespeare and Goethe...the music is wonderful (from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky to Julie London) and just fits. Hugo Weaving is a god, and Portman is surprisingly good - better than I thought possible. If V wasn't played by Weaving, Evey would have stolen the show. I have only one problem with the film, and that is the following: why did the change the focus from anti-fascism to anti-conservativism. Because Moore and Loyd aimed it against Maggie Thatcher, you know? They had a very clear goal in mind when they set out to do what they did with "V".