1984 meets the Matrix

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2006)

This was supposedly scheduled for a 5th of November release but they missed it by three months. 1984 meets the Matrix though despite the writers of the later the Wachowski brothers it has more in common with the former. Don't expect too much action but lots of wordy prose and at times sentences that sound like someone is reading from the V section of the dictionary. Though they have promoting their first assistant director from the Matrix Trilogy James McTeigue to direct this one.
It's a strong cast Hugo "Agent Smith" Weaving dons the Guy Fawkes mask as the anarchist with an agenda. Natalie Portman is his unlikely collaborator. They are joined by Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt and Tim Pigott-Smith. Obviously somebody thought if they were going to set a film in London at least the supporting cast should be from that area of the world.
The plot has its twists, all I will say it is set in alternate universe where the government has absolute power and curfews and other controls are in place but one man the mysterious V has other ideas. I enjoyed it though it's more of a thriller than an action film.