V For Vendetta

Rating: 7/10 (18 March 2006)

V For Vendetta is based upon the graphic novel by Alan Moore. The film is set in Britain in the future and is about a young woman named Evey who is saved on the streets from a mysterious man in a cape and mask who calls himself V. V stands up for the evil government and leader who is trying to take over. V fights against the evil members of the government and takes Evey under his care to show her his ways and to teach her about what he stands for. V For Vendetta has good direction, a good adapted screenplay, good performances by the entire cast (especially Natalie Portman who plays Evey), good original music, good cinematography, good film editing, good production design, good art direction and good set decoration. The film took a little while for me to get into it and at times throughout the film there were things I found complicated and didn't totally understand, but overall I liked this movie. It's a good looking and stylish film and it has a very original plot and ideas. The film is entertaining and eventually starting to draw me into the film more and more. The film is classy and stylish and has lots of great atmosphere and some good action sequences that feel like this is almost a comic book come to life. The past few years there have been many good films based on comics and graphic novels such as Sin City or Batman Begins and this film looks and feels like a comic book and the people who made this movie made it right and the film is a great visual accomplishment and is very entertaining as well. An original and compelling film that should appeal to action and science fiction fans of all kinds.