Review of V for Vendetta (2006) by Tristan M — 29 Jun 2015

Interesting movie, a corrupt and evil government, being defeated by only one man, code name V. Everything about it is well done, the acting is good, the script is good, and the action is pretty darn cool.

The masked man, or V, is a very cool figure, and could be called an super hero I guess, with unrivalled skills of hand to hand combat. He's voice is muffled at times beneath his mask, making some of his many long speeches confusing at best.

He is however an absolute badass, so that makes up for everything. The bad guys in the government are cool characters too, just doing their jobs and not entirely knowing the bad their government has done.

Natalie Portman plays the star of the movie, but her importance is overshadowed of that of her saviour, V. She's also strong hearted, and a very good character who is well played. Overall it's a very good movie, although some scenes can be slow at best.

V hunts down and kills some key members of who killed that thousands of innocent civilians in their tests, and it was shown without mercy. I was actually surprised at the amount of death, blood and simply dark subject manor that I didn't really expect.

V's last stand against the soldiers in the sewer was very well done and awesome to watch, and turns out to be one of the best scenes of the entire film. The killing is efficient and bloody, and the cinematography is very well done.

Overall very good movie, with the exploding parliament building a great way to end off their success, although the explosions could have been better.