Interesting, eye catching, but...

Rating: 9/10 (23 March 2006)

Generally, I was pleased with the film. I was pleased with its light humor, its abstract ideas on identity as well as its political commentary on modern day issues, not to mention a little intellectual jealousy for V's personal library... But then I purchased the graphic novel. My last remaining happy thought was that one can consider the film and the graphic novel to be two different identities. I purchased the novel, thinking that the movie was lacking in back story. That there was more than meets the eye, as they say. Once I learned that the Wachowski Brothers were great fans of the graphic novel, I found my self questioning the artistic license they took with the plot. Though I am not personally a die hard for comics, I felt a little put off by the different conclusions of the two mediums. For those of you who haven't read the novel, I highly suggest picking it up. It's a good read, but also a fast one. I finished it in less than a few hours, so you need not worry that it would be something that would occupy your time.