Nearly Impressive

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2006)

This film was good in the sense that all the basic elements of film came together into a cohesive and understandable plot. Delving into the structure however surfaces some flaws. The film shows that V came from an institute of some sort, but it does not go deep enough to make us really sympathize for the protagonist. Slight blemishes include such questions as how does Evey get so many changes of clothes when she is apparently in V's den the whole time? Spoiler Warning:
Who is helping V torture Evey? She does not see the "shadowed" figure but there seemed to be others. V states the his face "has no eyes" so how does he manage such fantastic attacks? The visuals in this movie are as expected incredible. The action sequences were quite spellbinding. Hugo Weavings acting behind the mask in quite good as is Natalie Portmans performance. Editing is quite good as well(consider the first sequence of Evey and V getting ready for a night around town so to speak). The symbolism is very good but a bit overused at times. There will be images in this movie that will stick in your head for a long time. Minor flaws but very well done. Worth the money to see on the big screen.