V for Very Impressive.

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2012)

James McTeigue's bold adaption of the Wachowski brothers' screen play is an impressive piece of film-making and script-writing from the latter in what is an ambitious British political thriller.
Hugo Weaving is the mysterious yet intriguing masked extremist V, an extremist who is intent on standing up against the prejudice and unmoral government at the helm of Britain. He forms an unlikely ally in fragile woman Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) who inadvertently is led into the modern Guy Fawkes' so called prepared terrorist attack on the Houses of Parliament. He plans to accomplish this grand feat on the 5th November, bonfire night, Guy Fawkes night!
This is a very ambitious and intellectual thriller which relies heavily on the chemistry of Weaving and Portman during some of the more bloated and long winded political scenes. It also sends out a valid message that is is important we take part in political voting as the country could be being run by a violent tyrant if we do not consider who is best for the vacancy.
Overall, a gripping and emotional tale which stretches out a little too long duration wise and perhaps lets politics stumble in the way of more important features in the film.