Review of V for Vendetta (2006) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 15 Mar 2006
As a fix of pop iconography, V for Vendetta is eyeball grabbing, even if it lacks the relentless videogame bravura that sold the Matrix films. As a movie, however, it's merely okay, with a pivotal dramatic weakness: Evey, for all the attentions of her revolutionary Svengali, remains, in essence, a bystander, and Portman, her head shaved, plays her like Joan of Arc as a tremulous Girl Scout.
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This review of V for Vendetta (2006) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 15 Mar 2006.
V for Vendetta has generally received very positive reviews.
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