Old story. Government gone evil and a hero that wants to save the nation from ti-just that the hero is not heroic but rather vindictive.

Rating: 5/10 (16 April 2017)

Real life lessons: I know this is supposed to be profound and make you reflect on life quite a lot but I must say I did not encounter a moment in this movie that made me think " I better remember that'.
Plausibility: Weakish. The idea that a biologically created monster seeks revenge is OK and that the government created a virus to tyronise its nation but how come a single person with a mask on a TV convinces all those people to go to parliament square and face their death in attempt to change something. Can that be done is a year? By a person who no one knows who he is? Would a father and a mother risk the safety of their family just because a masked man on telly tells them to do so? Don't really think so. What safes the movie a bit is the scene when a finger men kills a child for wearing the mask. That is something that would make a nation revolt if it is already poked. So a medium plausibility here.
Villain: The government, a dictator. This could have been strange and the supreme chancellor appearing only on a screen makes him seem as powerful, unreachable. But he is easily beaten when his security betrays him and brings him to V and that is the worse way to totally weaken the villain in a movie. If your villain is strong it should not be beaten so easily.
Storytelling: Starts well. Tells the story of Evey first then that of Vendetta. Then moves to the story beyond them that concerns them all and the common villain that needs to be beaten and this all occurs within one year which is clearly stated in the beginning of the movie. Two problems with this movie: they mention that all the events in the movie connect but I did not see that happening. And second, you know that the big event is going to happen on the 5th of November 1 year from the first year in the movie. It starts amazing with interesting scene when the old baily is blown up but the ending was not good, you would expect exactly that ending. Envey falling in love with V is expected but makes no sense, they never had a connection.
Character development: the stronger development here is without no doubt that of Envey. She beats her fear and takes leadership at the end. Vendetta seeks revenge and never do you see him reflecting if he is indeed doing the right thing. I mean killing people like the doctor at the end even though she confess she had no idea what was going on. She said 'I hoped to change the world; and he replies 'I have not come here for what you hoped to do but for what you did' That my friend is monstrous and has no regards of others feelings and motives. Stop and think V for once, stop and think.
Acting/Casting: I can only say one thing here-Natalie Portman is brilliant.
Overall, it is an old story. Government gone evil and a hero that wants to save the nation from ti- just that the hero is not heroic but rather vindictive.