"An Alan Moore adaptation that is actually done right."
"People should not be afraid of thier governments. Governments should be afraid of thier people." Those words, spoken by the extremely talented Hugo Weaving, is what pretty much sums up the plot of this movie.
Weaving plays V, a freedom fighter, but a terrorist in the eyes of his future's totalitarian government, who targets the very people that disfigured him, all the while taking down that government. Weaving captures V perfectly. His voice and mannerisms give the character a likeable personality, even though he has killed countless people, but it is all in the name of justice, and revenge. Every sentence he utters has some sort of meaning to it.
Weaving rejoins with his Matrix directors the Wachowski Brothers, who wrote this film, and finally made an Alan Moore adaptation that even he wouldn't bitch about.
Natalie Portman plays Evey, who is unexpectedly thrown into V's war on the government. Portman, always great, is especially good in this movie, and is even willing to shave her head to bring her character to life.
V for Vendetta is an excellent movie that will have you gasping and thinking at the same time. The concept of a country living in fear of thier own government, and one man who will stop at nothing to bring it down will leave you with a sense of fear yourself. The movie's bloody, but the violence is nothing compared to the magnificent acting and writing. The ending is tragic, and yet instills hope at the same time, and you might just feel like putting on V's mask and marching down the street yourself.
AR's score: 5.0 stars(10/10)
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