Review of V for Vendetta (2006) by Michaell. — 02 Sep 2006

I really liked this movie--despite myself. I expected a dumbed down comic book adaptation (I'm so sick of comic book adaptations--is this the best Hollywood can come up with?) and was treated to a surprisingly thought-provoking and amazingy topical politcal tale.

Great perfromances all around; Natalie Portman proves her multi-leveled "Closer" performance wasn't a fluke (and erases her cardboard "Star Wars" acting from memory once and for all).

Critics may call the message of this film simplistic--but I'm thrilled to see a film aimed at a young demographic with any message at all besides "wow, aren't these effects awesome?".

There's enough action to interest the MTV attention span generation, enough pyrotechnics to thrill the techno geeks, and most important, enough cautionary tale to resonate with those who actually have a brain in their head.

A neat film with a wonderful mantra: People shouldn't fear their Government, the Government should fear the people.