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V for Vendetta (2006) Rank 2 Reviews
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Williams Lake Tribune
The Argonaut Online
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Harvey Karten, Arizona Reporter Newswire
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Antiwar.com (Justin Raimondo)
Vernon Morning Star
ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)
Never lags for a second ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)
Las Vegas Weekly (Mike D'Angelo)
... pay no attention to the sputtering of various critics and pundits to the effect that V for Vendetta glorifies terrorism. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Mike D'Angelo)
Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
This isn't the "Matrix" by any means, although it is worth the bucks for a ticket. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Recycled Orwellian nightmares are NOT relevant, but Portman and Weaving are worth the price of admission. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
it's not Sin City, but it's probably the most acomplished blovkbuster we'll see all summer ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
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Slant Magazine (Keith Uhlich)
FlickFilosopher.com (MaryAnn Johanson)
I’m paralyzed: I’ve been sitting in front of the computer for what feels like hours trying to figure out where to begin, and I still can’t get my head around how profoundly awed and moved and overwhelmed and terrorized and rejuvenated I am by V for ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at FlickFilosopher.com (MaryAnn Johanson)
FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
When you’re making a political fable-cum-comic book movie as complex and potentially controversial as V For Vendetta, you want to make sure that there’s a lot of exposition in place before the bombs start bursting. Lots of long speeches, at least at ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
The four horsemen of "V for Vendetta" are plague,
terrorism, fear and chaos.The first is blamed on the second, causing the third. And the
last leads to an abolishment in the near future of all personal rights and
freedoms by a supreme ruler ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
I'm thinking the message is that there's a little V in everyone. Unfortunately,on screen there's only a lot of Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Only here and there do you find the spark and kinetic zap delivered by the first Matrix picture. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
V for Vendetta is T for Terrible. With so much potential
- given V's extraordinary budget to let imaginations fly, a very timely interesting
premise and a strong talented female lead who could actually handle brainy super-hero ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
Associated Press (David Germain)
V for Vendetta lands somewhere between the neo-noir freshness of the original The Matrix and the indecipherable bombast of the two sequels. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Associated Press (David Germain)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
In a post-9-11 world, with the Patriot Act and battles raging over civil liberties, V for Vendetta absolutely resonates -- but it's an empty echo. The movie has nothing new or vital to impart. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
In the end V for Vendetta is as cold and unsympathetic as the regime it criticizes. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (Vin Suprynowicz)
I wrote movie reviews for years, actually got paid for it, but was finally able to wean myself of the habit. (I believe what did it was the all-kiddie Saturday preview screening of "Spaced Invaders" -- 1990. An experience like that will make you ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Vin Suprynowicz)
The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
V for Vendetta tries hard to be contemporary in its doom-mongering, and references to The Koran, bird flu and suicide bombers will not go unnoticed. But in its ambition to weld a political message onto a comic-book movie it falls rather pitifully ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Sound Waves Cinema
My veritable voracity to review video cinematography had left V for Vendetta high on the viewing cue. With the onset of my newest vocation, my venturing out for social pleasure has vacillated to vexingly low levels, leaving a vacuum of visual cinema in ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Sound Waves Cinema
Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Much to admire and enjoy, but what could have been a meaningful parable about individual freedoms comes off as heavy-handed politicizing that doesn't quite add up. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Arizona Republic (Randy Cordova)
V for Vendetta wants to be a thoughtful political allegory, a chaste love story and a high-powered thriller all at the same time. It winds up being a big snooze. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Arizona Republic (Randy Cordova)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Narratively, ideologically, and stylistically, the movie is so incoherent--truly a mishmash--that it's impossible to tell whose vision is onscreen: graphic novelist Alan Moore? the Wachowski brothers? director James McTeigue? ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
V for Vendetta is not a movie of ideas so much as it is an idea mall. By the time you've gotten through it, you feel spent, loaded down and more than a little disoriented. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
This future-shock story about a masked avenger at war with a totalitarian British regime sags when it should zip. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
”V for Vendetta” is an action film disguised in pseudo heavy meaning that is as subtle as getting hit by a flatiron across the face. The saving grace for the film is the last twenty or so minutes. The story doesn’t get any better but there ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Visually striking but ponderous and self-important...the serious issues it tries to raise are cheapened by its combination of pretentious preaching and comic-book derring-do. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The Cinema Source (Freddie LaFemina)
Let me start by saying what I liked about V for Vendetta. This will be brief. The film looks great, and it sounds great. As far as technical considerations go, V is extremely competent, though many scenes and special ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Cinema Source (Freddie LaFemina)
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