More than just an action flick

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2006)

Incredible movie, and outstanding performances by Portman and Weaving. Part action, part psychological thriller, part love story...this film succeeds in all of the above. Of all the films of "masked" heroes, I normally can't wait for the moment the wearer is revealed. Until now. What lies beneath the Guy Fawkes grin is unimportant, both to me in the audience, and eventually to Evey. It's not the man himself that the fascists seek to find and destroy...but the IDEA he represents. After the molten dreck that was MATRIX 2 and 3, The Wachowski brothers have redeemed themselves with this film. ****SPOILER**** The ending is bittersweet. Which in reality, is true of most people who take a stand.