Bored of blockbusters? Watch THIS.

Rating: 9/10 (14 April 2006)

Ever get tired of sequels? Hollywood blast-a-thons? Do yourself a favour and go see V For Vendetta.
I have absolutely no idea why Alan Moore decided to distance himself from the film - its a well produced and slick film. The story chugs along nicely - at no point did I ever get the "Oh, get on with it!" problem that seems to occur a lot with films of this type. All the acting is of a good quality. Stephen Rea in particular plays his part well, with Stephen Fry a well-cast bonus in a cast that is predominantly British.
Symbolism features highly during the course of the film. During the course of the movie the symbols (or symbolic acts) become very important to the plot line itself. Many references are made to the world we live in today, which I believe is an excellent attempt to bring the viewer "into" the film. Parts of the film made me feel a little awkward (which is good!).... without giving too much away the visual representation of the Larkhill Camp I found particularly effective.
All in all everyone should give this movie a chance - I would think anyone who has seen Sin City would like this too.