Excellently played with a grim futuristic view

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2006)

Although I have not read the comic V, I have heard of it and knew a little about the setting. A grim future with a fascistic reign after a political battle to rid the country of sin and crime is not an unthinkable idea. The idea has been played out in books like 1984 (where John Hurt played the opposite role), and it has been done in the real world with Hitler. I guess we all fear such a regime. The actors played brilliantly, I was especially impressed with Natalie Portman. When she cries it really looks like she is crying. Nice to see that not all action movies are mindless and plot less, this was a very good surprise. Made me think about many issues, such as the use of evil to fight evil. Movies that make you think give more than movies that only entertain.