Not perfect but entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2006)

While V For Vendetta is ultimately not as good as The Matrix, it is light years beyond Reloaded and Revolutions. So that adds up to a fine experience at the movie theater, and one that I can easily recommend to anyone who might be interested in seeing it.
V For Vendetta is a movie about ideas featuring lots of dialog about those ideas...yes, there is a lot of talking taking place in the movie, but that's not a bad thing at all, especially when it's Hugo Weaving doing so much of the talking. He's got a wonderful voice, and also still manages to make emotion come through the mask he wears throughout almost the entire movie. His performance is terrific, as is Natalie Portman's.
The story and writing are fantastic. It moves at a good pace. There's just one point in the middle where the story seems to hit a dead end. The first half sets up an astonishing second half, where most of the action sequences take place and the best shots are.
The movie isn't by any means perfect--as is often the case, some editing here and there might have tightened things up--but overall, it's a thoughtful, entertaining movie that's well worth seeing.