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| Movie Review: V for Vendetta |
| 04.09.06 (1:49 pm) [edit] |
Now playing in North America
Rating: 3.5/5
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry and Rupert Graves.
Verily, I must voice my vivacity for this very violent and verbose yet vibrant and veracious film. It is very worthy of my veneration. What follows is my veritable version of events most voltaic and valorous!
V for Vendetta is an unusual but enjoyable film. Based on the graphic novel by Alan More and David Lloyd, the film is set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain. It is the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V."
V, voiced by the delectable Hugo Weaving, is incomparably dynamic and voraciously skilled in the art of combat and illusion. V urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. The citizen's of V's world have been sold lies and have surrendered their human rights for the visage of peace and stability. Throughout, we follow detectives Dominic (Graves) and Finch (Rea) as they invariable uncover a world of corruption and deceit.
The film begins and ends with a bang, with hearts swelling, and is sure to appeal to liberals and receive jeers from conservatives. The film's message is relevant, yet it is beaten into our heads with an enormous mallet, over and over again. The film's one failing is its penchant for preachiness and grandiloquence which at times slows the pace almost to a grounding halt. Still, the film's mantra holds true:
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Oh, and it must be said - "England prevails!" Not the least bit spoilery, I swear.
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