V for Victory

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2006)

After September 11, London bombing, the war in Irak and the Patriot Act, a movie like this is a real bomb. It plays on the fear of modern society by turning them on their head and making the terrorist the hero.
I loved this movie. When I learned it was made by the Wachowski brother, I was a little anxious. But when I saw it, I was completely astonished. This movie have all the 5 criterions that, in my opinion, a movie must have to enter my "must have" list. These criterions are:

Good acting. Portman is awesome and John Hurt is really cool. (I don't speak about Hugo Weaving because I saw the movie in its Quebec's french-translated version, so I missed the most important part of his role, his voice)

Good story. The story is well-made, absolutely brilliant and how cunning.

Good characters. While the character of Evey is a good one, V is the man of the show. A true masterpiece of character, with a deep background and complex personality.

Good, but not omni presents, special effects. A movie like this could easily be spoiled by too much special effects. But not in this one. There is only a few special effects, but those are awesome.

Good ending. A bad ending can spoil a good movie (Cold Mountain) But in V for vendetta, the end is terrific (Sorry, no spoiler here)

So, in conclusion, if you like a witty, deep and rich movie, go see V for Vendetta. If you prefer fast-paced action movie, forget V. You'll get bored.