'' V..'' is a great movie, also beautiful to watch

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2006)

Ever since I saw the trailer for V for Vendetta I just knew I had to see it. Now that I have, I simply can't wait for it to come out on DVD. I will buy it straight away! And that is something I don't say that easily..
This film is equal in originality and beauty. The story of the mysterious hero ''V'' who tries to make the people see just who their government really is and that they should take their lives in their own hands again and his new-found accomplice Evey is highly interesting to watch. Also, you feel for all the characters right from the start. Due to the deliciously evil John Hurt, who plays the vicious high chancellor Sutler, it is without problems you will find yourself siding with the rebels in no time.
The manner in which the story is told is very intense, making sure you are right there in the middle with the characters. It's like a puzzle; pieces start falling in the right places piece by piece; filling you in on the plot when the time's right. This film also is utmost pleasant to watch because of the way it was shot. The colours (uniforms, flags, symbols and so on) and the objects hidden inside the hide-out of our hero ''V'' are amazing and the entire feeling of the story is simply breath-taking.
As much as acting is concerned; the wonderfully cast Hugo Weaving delivers a stunning and very impressive role as ''V'' and also Natalie Portman, who I have always liked on screen, shows her true talent as the young, innocent Evey who learns that sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in, no matter what. I also immensely enjoyed the sadly, brief- performance of Stephen Fry, who played Evey's boss Gordon Dietrich.
The action sequences with ''V'' are also very much worth mentioning. It is nice to see how his personal style, motivation and play on words were used to create this effect, and, very important, without looking overly dramatic.
I can honestly say even the way ''V'' and Evey felt about each other at the end of the film, left me with a bit of a chill and somewhat teary eyes. Although it was very clear they could never be together it was nice to see ''V'' had learned about the importance of hope and love in his quest for vengeance.
Therefore, I can only highly recommend this film to anyone out there. By an instant it has become one of my all-time favourites and I am sure you will enjoy this film as much as I do.
Tata, Miss V ^^