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V for Vendetta (2006) Rank 5 Reviews
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Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Boy was I entertained! Who knew that I would become a big fan of graphic novels that are brought to the big screen? (Examples are 2005's Sin City, A History of Violence and Batman Begins ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Cinema de Merde
This movie comes out under a lot of baggage because it is the first movie to openly endorse terrorism, and what's more, call it terrorism. I would argue that this is not entirely new; the whole idea of “freedom fighters” [not “terrorists,” but ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Cinema de Merde
About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
You’ll Long Remember, Remember V for Vendetta
Get ready for the first real movie of the year that requires you engage your brain in order to fully absorb the experience. V for Vendetta is in a league of its own. Sure to rile up those who don’t ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Richly satisfying entertainment the way movies are at their best, when they prod you to think. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain,
V for Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Chris Gonzalez)
V for Vendetta is so well thought out and tight that the films basic emotional core and message is contained a five-minute flashback sequence that takes place in the middle. It’s an astonishingly powerful message that makes ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Chris Gonzalez)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
The acting in the film is also quite great. Hugo Weaving was an wunderkind as V and it was particularly noteworthy that (with the exception of one still fantastically acted scene), though Weaving wore a mask through most of the film, ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
A man in a mask. A smiling face, in black and white, with a blush. And,
behind it, a man ravaged by a corrupt political system he can't forget or
forgive. If not for what it did to partially destroy him, then for ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
V for Vendetta has a great shot at being the most relevant film of the year and it's only March. The film is so layered with political subtext and symbolism that ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Weaving creates a mesmerizing character in V, building on his towering presence that looms in the night under a cape and, even more, on his silky voice. It seems caring and compassionate, even when he is about to commit murder, then thoughtfully ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
The Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Natalie Portman, in her first real leading role, proves she can carry a film.
There are long stretches of the movie that focus on her character, Evey, who
struggles with her ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Overall, V for Vendetta is sure to be a movie that will entertain movie fans from coast to coast and sea to sea. Alan Moore, the author of the graphic novel, has disowned himself from this movie after Hollywood butcherd his previous ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
E! Online (--)
The strongest, most exciting and most intelligent thrill ride since The Matrix . ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at E! Online (--)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)
Forget the Ides of March, beware the 5th of November. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)
Fox News (Roger Friedman)
I don’t care what they say: there’s no way that first-time filmmaker McTeigue made 'Vendetta' on his own. It’s simply too good, too well done, too complete a vision. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Fox News (Roger Friedman)
MTV (Kurt Loder)
It's an amazing movie. Not in exactly the way The Matrix was (how tired would that be?), but in a new way. It's a fascinating picture, dark and exciting, and it will almost certainly be an enormous hit. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Unlike The Matrix , V for Vendetta puts its ideological intent first, and happens to provide smashing entertainment only as a vehicle for delivering its message. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
...an endlessly ballsy comic book adaptation that is sly and smart -- something that more and more comic book films are becoming these days. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
The film's screenplay is more compelling and coherent than the graphic novel. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
I know it sounds a little strange to be recommending a movie about a revolutionary at this time, but I thoroughly enjoyed this motion picture and, if taken for its fantasy alone, it provides great escapist entertainment. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
On her way to a date with British Television News producer Gordon Deitrich (Stephen Fry, "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story"), Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman, "Closer") is cornered by two Fingermen eager to take advantage of the pretty woman's ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
The Matrix Brothers adapt Alan Moore's graphic novel into a broodingly entertaining Fawkes trot that posits terrorism as fashion. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Eclipse Magazine
Remember, Remember the 5th of November, so starts one of the most provocative movies in several years. V For Vendetta is a good old fashioned Hollywood message movie that doesn't pull any punches. Yes you can say that almost every film nominated for ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Eclipse Magazine
decentcontent.com (Patrick Rogers)
Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Conjuring icons and tableaus from humanity's last four millennia (including Guy Fawkes, The Phantom of the Opera, Shakespeare, Huxley's Brave New World, Batman, Harlan Ellison's "Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman, Nazism, The Man With No Name, and a ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
The most faithful and literal adaptation of an Alan Moore graphic novel...a potent combination of action, emotion and wry political commentary. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
UpcomingDiscs.com
V For Vendetta presents a lot of interesting ideas giving the audience the chance to determine the answers to these ideas themselves. The film is fun, intriguing and a blast to watch. The DVD boasts fine picture and audio, but the one-disc edition only ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com
pulpmovies.com (Paul Pritchard)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
V for Vendetta is based on the graphic novel created by artist David Lloyd and the celebrated comics writer Alan Moore. Alan Moore is best known for renowned works like Miraclemen (1982-5), the Batman classic The Killing Joke (1986) and The ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik
Not since the 1970s has there
been such an unabashedly anarchistic studio production as V for Vendetta.
The film documents the goings-on within a fictional fascist state and the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Is he a terrorist? Not in the traditional sense, no. He's terrorizing the government, not the citizens. In fact, his stated goal is to help the common man be LESS afraid, by destroying the governing bodies that currently terrify them. Is America ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Only when the script and visuals stray too far from the source does the film lose its way, getting bogged down in the mechanics of big-budget action filmmaking and ponderous dialogue as it works toward a way-too-tidy, sentimental finale. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Empire Magazine [UK]
Setting out more to challenge us with its ideas than make us whoop at the action, Vendetta can be clumsy, but there are enough impressive flourishes to make up for its stumblings. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
This is a bold movie. Boldly directed, boldly chosen subject matter, boldly released and boldly created. Undoubtedly, reviewers will talk about the possible political implications of this film on current world events, so I won’t. Instead, I’d like to ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
The Movie Chicks
"Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder, treason and plots" - if you didn't grow up in England this may not be a familiar saying but for many people the story of Guy Fawkes and his foiled plot to blow up Parliament is commonplace. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Movie Chicks
UpcomingDiscs.com
V For Vendetta presents a lot of interesting ideas giving the audience the chance to determine the answers to these ideas themselves. The film is fun, intriguing and a blast to watch. The DVD boasts fine picture and audio, but the one-disc edition only ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Is he a terrorist? Not in the traditional sense, no. He's terrorizing the government, not the citizens. In fact, his stated goal is to help the common man be LESS afraid, by destroying the governing bodies that currently terrify them. Is America ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Awesome! Easily the best movie to come out so far this year, packed with plenty of style, bunches of action, various interlinked interesting and engaging characters, a contemporary message that cannot be missed and a couple of attractive leads, both of ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Legendary comic book writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, From Hell) recently denounced Andy and Larry Wachowski's screenplay adaptation of V for Vendetta, but that's just who he is. If fans had observed him smiling and embracing a giant, corporate movie, he ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
V for VendettaIn this vibrant avant-garde offering from the producers of The Matrix, a conservative megalomaniac controls the world's most powerful country through fear tactics and threats of force. Sound familiar? Although this picture's futuristic ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Entertainment Weekly
Comic-book superhero movies almost always hijack reality, reducing cinema to a state of pure, uncut escapism. You could hardly level that accusation, though, against V for Vendetta. Written and produced by Andy and Larry Wachowski, the creators of ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
It appears the 2006 blockbuster movie season is going to pick right up where the 2005 season – led by the biological warfare of “Batman Begins,” the political revolt of “XXX: State of the Union” and the war on terror hysteria of “War of the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Enjoyable, smartly designed and superbly acted thriller that actually gives you something to think about while you’re watching stuff get blown up.What’s it all about? Adapted from the 1980’s graphic novel by David Lloyd and Alan Moore (who had his name ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
This is a dangerous film. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V FOR VENDETTA is a medieval mystery play re-imagined for the 21st century and spiffed up with some nifty, but not overbearing, special effects. A ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)
You'd be forgiven for shivering with worry as the curtains open up on V for Vendetta and the credits mention only the graphic novel's illustrator, David Lloyd, for its source. You'd be forgiven for casting your mind back to the book's ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
V for Vendetta plunders a variety of pop culture sources. Some of the references are from the graphic novel; others are unique to the movie. Without overthinking or digging too deep, viewers will be able to identify parallels with ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
If I were George Lucas, I would seriously consider paying Natalie Portman an enormous sum of money to quit the film business. Why? Because every time she shows up in a new movie and turns in a quality performance, a comparison to ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
Movies for Guys
We're giving V for Vendetta 4 stars, but it is an extremely strong 4 stars. This is a movie I'd recommend to everyone. The only reason it doesn't get that 5th star is because we really dont think this is a movie that will get repeat viewing. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movies for Guys
filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
A handful of films released during the 2005 Oscar race raised important questions about the unchecked influence of government. Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana probed the unholy marriage of business and politics in the Middle East. George Clooney’s ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
This is a film with its share of rough patches. The subplot in which the police chase down their leads on V only to keep coming to crime scenes just after he's left is pretty rote, and there's a good deal of missing exposition from the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
Empire Magazine [UK]
Setting out more to challenge us with its ideas than make us whoop at the action, Vendetta can be clumsy, but there are enough impressive flourishes to make up for its stumblings. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)
San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Movies continue to reflect the highly-charged political moods of the day with V for Vendetta, an adaptation of a comic book series turned graphic novel by Alan Moore (whose name is not listed in the film's credits). When Moore wrote his ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The Online Rocket
This film, along with Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" and later, Terry Gilliam's "Brazil," seemed like the cinematic fulfillment of the dystopian promises of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" from 1927.
Although it may not achieve the following of ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Online Rocket
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
“Are you, like, a crazy person?” asks Evey Hammond (Portman), moments after being rescued from the post-curfew clutches of a pair of government enforcer/thugs by the swashbuckling, masked enigma known only as “V” (Weaving). As it turns out, he is – the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Future Movies (Merlin Harries)
Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta is set in a futuristic London crumbling under the grip of Norse Fire and, more particularly, John Hurt’s fanatical Adam Sutler. It is a bleak vision of a city whose inhabitants have been stripped ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Future Movies (Merlin Harries)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
V for Vendetta
definitely hits high marks for a self-aware and symbolic futuristic thriller,
and should hit home for those that like to come away from a film with ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
A noted historian once wrote, "An attraction to anarchy is the ultimate indulgence of a bourgeois culture" and, if that's true, thenV for Vendettais one of the first bonbons of our post911 society.There are a lot of things that make me ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
Future Movies (Richard Strachan)
In a dystopian near-future Britain, an American war that has spiralled out of control has led to increased terrorist attacks, detention camps, and the seizure of power by a fascist authoritarian party that controls the populace through violence and ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Future Movies (Richard Strachan)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Famously disowned by creator Alan Moore (who, it should be noted, behaves towards every film adaptation of his works in the same way) and held back from release following 2005's London subway bombings (for more tweaking, according to producer Joel ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
I went to see V for Vendetta because the trailer proclaimed that it is "brought to you by the makers of the Matrix trilogy" which referred, of course, to the Wachowski brothers, who are credited with writing the screenplay but they both deferred to ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
The Patriot-News
Skiewed and Reviewed (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
V for Vendetta is a rare mix of style and substance that delivers the goods. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Skiewed and Reviewed (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
This is not your traditional comic book-based film. It is far more original and daring, a classic in its own way, and deeply relevant to any age. Expertly balancing the cerebral with the physical, it challenges us to think for ourselves and draw our own c ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Lo que realmente sacude y hace reflexionar, radica en el paralelismo de este supuesto mundo alternativo con los gobiernos actuales. Buen ejercicio de los Wachowski. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
It all unfolds to an apex of the triumph of the best of humanity that could even change the real world. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Là où les 2 derniers volets de La Matrice étaient prétentieux, souvent ridicules et généralement ennuyants, V pour Vendetta est tout le contraire. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
V for Vendetta's strength beyond its substantial movie-movie value is not in how it pitches its ideas, but to whom. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
V for Vendetta is undeniably engrossing, and it offers a scattergun of satire that takes in all sorts of oppressive government behavior. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
solidly anchored by a masked Hugo Weaving and a few stunning action sequences. If only there had been more of them . . . ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Un film incómodo y desafiante sobre cuestiones plenamente vigentes en el mundo de hoy, que dejará insatisfechos a quienes busquen sólo entretenimiento. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
De certa forma, é possível que V de Vingança seja um dos filmes mais corajosos realizados por Hollywood depois dos atentados de 11 de Setembro. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
[Hugo] Weaving finds the right balance of flamboyant flourish and quietly subtle, effective mannerisms. In this actor's hands, even the smallest **** of the head says so much. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Enjoyable, smartly designed and superbly acted thriller that actually gives you something to think about while you're watching stuff get blown up. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Même si l'effort manque diablement de subtilité on ne pourra réfuter l'extraordinaire doigté caractérisant le scénario des frères Wachowski et la réalisation de James McTeigue ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
A fierce rival to any comparable fan followship. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Empire Magazine (Dan Jolin)
Setting out more to challenge us with its ideas than make us whoop at the action, Vendetta can be clumsy, but there are enough impressive flourishes to make up for its stumblings. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Empire Magazine (Dan Jolin)
Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
V For Vendetta is massive popcorn entertainment, a blockbusterish undertaking with a great cast and even a few ideas (!) wedged into the exhilarating action sequences. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
The persuasive ideas found in the script prevail over the unavoidable comic-book clichés and the director's minimal learning curve ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
NickCoons Review
Batman On Film (Bill Ramey)
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
The less you think, the more you like it. Which isn't always a bad thing. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Hollywood Jesus
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as “V.”
Profoundly complex, V is at ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Hollywood Jesus
Draven99's Musings (Chris Beaumont)
The Bates Student
Journal and Courier
Culpepper Star-Exponent
The Leaf-Chronicle
Contra Costa Times
Arizona Daily Wildcat
The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
Entertainment Ave! (The Dude on the Right)
The Pueblo Chieftain
Marco Island Sun Times
MovieLegacy.com (Dan Geer)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
In a different time and place, no one would be questioning V’s motives or methods. However in this day and age, we’re not in a position to so easily sympathize with the cause of a “terrorist”.That aside, V for Vendetta is a film ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The story is set in London in the near future. The United States is referred to as the former United States and is apparently torn apart by disease, war and civil strife. Britain has evolved into a totalitarian state that deals harshly with ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Brutally gorgeous and seething with incendiary images, the Wachowski brothers' monumental call to revolution, based on Alan Moore's gloomy graphic novel about a masked madman who restores anarchy to the U.K., is a vivid but muddled pulp political parable. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Long Beach Press Telegram
Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
V for Vendetta is that rare popcorn headbanger that can make you question your complacent notions of right and wrong, of enemy and defender. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
ShowBIZ Data
Critics are asking a lot of questions about V for Vendetta, set in the near future when Britain is supposedly ruled by a dictator and is challenged by a swashbuckling masked man. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times: "Is this movie a parable about 2006, ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ShowBIZ Data
MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
The film adaptation of the Alan Moore and David Lloyd classic graphic novel, "V for Vendetta", is a poorly paced and spectacularly disjointed rehash of Orwellian themes. It has a high production value and looks great, but suffers from a lack of ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
The Mercury News
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
This isn't the “Matrix” by any means, although there are
references to it. It is worth the bucks for a ticket, ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
In ``V for Vendetta,'' a masked man blows up a building that is one of his country's principal symbols of power, and vows to topple another as the endgame in a yearlong terror campaign. He says his violent insurgency is directed against the government, ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
V is a quick-paced, dazzling film of social rebellion, but unfortunately leaves some interesting ideas out to die, topping the amount of intense thought with pyrotechnics. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Brutally gorgeous and seething with incendiary images, the Wachowski brothers' monumental call to revolution, based on Alan Moore's gloomy graphic novel about a masked madman who restores anarchy to the U.K., is a vivid but muddled pulp political ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Philadelphia Inquirer
Plugged In Online
In 2020, the world we have known is no more. Viruses, terrorism, global warming and economic meltdown have taken a grim toll. The United States has collapsed into coast-to-coast civil war. Great Britain has only weathered the societal maelstrom under the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Plugged In Online
Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Though I understand Mr. Moore's misgivings about Hollywood adaptations, there's something ironic about the man who created this iconic vigilante giving control over to the Hollywood empire. As Robert Rodriguez showed by adapting Frank Miller's ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is the year 2020. A virus runs wild in the world, most Americans are dead, and Britain is ruled by a fascist dictator who promises security but not freedom. One man stands against him, ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
[An] enjoyable -- if occasionally irresponsible -- comic-book thriller. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A visually sumptuous concoction that combines political allegory, bloody action, and a few stunning cinematic moments into a solid piece of entertainment. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Now, here I am presented with the age-old critical dilemma that every reviewer pulls their teeth out over: should a film be judged solely on its cinematic qualities, or also on the message it chooses to convey? Huh?—you're thinking. V for Vendetta? ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
As manifestoes go, this one's a beauty: draped like a funeral, smart as a whip and full of black-hearted romantic monologues and dramatically slit necks. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The movie is a lot of dark, Orwellian fun. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Under the guise of comic book entertainment, the movie asks ambitious questions and raises provocative issues. The end result is uniquely cool. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
'V' screams loudly and long, with visceral, kinetic fury and with style to burn. It's so brazen, it's kind of brilliant. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Though the dystopian elements here are pretty standard, V for Vendetta provocatively captures a society at the tipping point of rebellion. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
A cracking good comic-book tale. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Nothing can upgrade pulp like a bunch of plush British accents. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
The film's central question: do the ends ever justify the means? ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
Viewers who take the titular V as a literal ideal will be frustrated by his superficial positioning as a terrorist. It's hard to be figurative in the land of the blind. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
A political and symbolic thinking person's action movie. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... The first must-see movie of 2006. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
A futuristic London where the government uses fear to elicit cooperation from the people is smashed by a man in a mask. V for Vendetta is an allegory of modern America. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
There's no denying the value of Vendetta as an argument starter, even if the basic argument -- when is terrorism justified? -- is something less than novel. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
At this point, 'V for Vendetta' seems more fashionable than radical. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
... is a vitriolic vociferation of vengeance and villainy. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
Media Nook Review
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
V packs an urgent filmmaking energy that pins you to your seat. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
“V for Vendetta” is a stylish psychological-political thriller about a crazed man who mixes his desire for personal vengeance with political violence. V is a man who blows up buildings and assassinates people for reasons that are more personal than ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
On the whole though I break-danced with V for Vendetta as its powerful positive attributes were enough for me to have a glorious time in my seat
with it all. Arrow sings: And all the king's horses and all the king's men, can ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Newsday (Gene Seymour)
This futuristic nightmare grasps at the same visceral uneasiness that juiced Matrix's cult before its impact was dulled by bloated sequels. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
MovieFreak.com (Gregory L. Amato)
. . . Hugo Weaving must have had a ball in V for Vendetta even if he did have to wear a mask for the entire movie. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at MovieFreak.com (Gregory L. Amato)
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Critical Culture (Pacze Moj)
There's an interesting idea below the surface of V for Vendetta: a man made up of culture (Shakespeare, Faust, Joao Gilberto, etc.) and history (Guy Fawkes, and other incidents within the film world) stands up to a fascist government that wants to ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Critical Culture (Pacze Moj)
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The Observer Online
Imagine a world in which the most powerful country of its age, asks - nay, demands - complete obedience from its citizens. Strict curfews are under order every night.
"Those caught breaking curfew will be prosecuted without leniency or exception," ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Observer Online
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Dallas Morning News
V for Vendetta is yet another comic book turned into a big-screen, big-budget spectacle. Only this time, the movie is based on a comic book most people have never read inspired by a notorious figure in English history most people have never heard of. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Dallas Morning News
The Minnesota Daily
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If the Warner Bros name were not on the front in big letters, I'd find it hard to believe that a major studio would go near this material, but as a friend pointed out, it also released Good Night, and Good Luck and Syriana - although neither goes ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Sydney Herald News
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The Lompoc Record
Hollywood Gothique
V FOR VENDETTA is a blockbuster Hollywood movie that, for a change, lives up to its hype. The funny thing is that, as an action movie, it is not nearly what you would expect. Sure, there is enough excitement to make the film entertaining, but is ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Hollywood Gothique
The Z Review
Back in 1981, critically acclaimed graphic novelist Alan Moore conceived an unrelentless vision of the future. His main character was a dark and twisted revolutionary who would stop at nothing to bring down a corrupt futuristic government. Only known by ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Z Review
Orlando Sentinel
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It's hard to divorce the terrorist themes of V for Vendetta from the post-9/11 climate under which we live, despite the fact that its source material, Alan Moore's acclaimed limited series comic book of the same name, was published originally twenty years ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Has no concerns of following any normal conventions of entertaining its audience and seems more occupied with the loftier goals of getting viewers to consider its ideas. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Blog Critics (Chad Newsom)
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Supercala.com (John Venable)
Good, but not worth the $20 popcorn and cokes at the theater unless you know who Alan Moore is. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...a somewhat old-fashioned adventure flick, filled with action, humor, romance, politics, and the kind of swashbuckling that audiences hadn't seen in movies for many years. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
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Actors Ink (Ray Wong)
The year is 2020 and WWIII has come and gone. America has been reduced to a wasteland, and a group of insurgents in Britain has risen up, taken over, and started a new and “better” government with a new Chancellor, Sutler (Hurt) and his right-hand ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Actors Ink (Ray Wong)
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In the end, it can't. Despite some noble elements and scenes that make one gasp in amazement, V for Vendetta falls apart too often to build up any permanent goodwill. That it diverges so sharply from Moore's text wouldn't matter if the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Does not show enough of the fascist government's oppression to get the audience riled up on the vigilante's side. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
HugeReviews.com
Natalie Portman’s Evey Hammond ponders this and other questions after meeting our hero in a dark alley one night. When She blatantly violates an imposed curfew by the Chancellor, she is accosted by three policemen who plan to gang rape her. V ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at HugeReviews.com
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
V for Vendetta isn't unwatchable. It has its moments, but overly its a preachy version of the future where the government is as dark as they can be and the populous exists with a purity of soul, hinged on grand ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
The Dallas Morning News
But it is a super-cool, media-mad, pop confabulation in which things
blow up with fireballs that light the sky. And viewers are free to go ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Polytechnic Online
The Conservative Voice
Sioux City Journal
Set in the near future, it suggests a world of corruption, just ripe for terrorists. In England, where a prime minister rules with monstrous force, people believe the propaganda the media feed them. One man, though, is convinced there's more beneath the ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Sioux City Journal
USC The Guardian
therepublic.com
“Remember, remember the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.”
Should you venture to “V for Vendetta,” my bet is, that phrase will leave your lips at least a ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at therepublic.com
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Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
“V for Vendetta” is a striking follow-up for the Wachowskis. Directed with confidence and intelligence by first-timer James McTeigue (an assistant director on “The Matrix” films), “Vendetta” is a film of purpose and provocation in these ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
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"Osama must be smiling in his cave!" ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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Boston Globe
Something is wrong in the totalitarian state of England. Actually, everything is wrong: minorities, gays, and "radical" protesters have disappeared into death camps, the secret police known as "fingermen" rule the night, and the population has ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Boston Globe
Reel.com
Destined for cult status, V for Vendetta is a brazenly eccentric film that operates as an Orwellian cautionary tale, futuristic thriller, and a scathingly funny attack on political conservatism. This adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's 1989 ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Reel.com
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
As George Clooney admitted in his otherwise genially back-slapping acceptance speech for his Best Supporting ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Bullz-Eye.com
The Wachowski Brothers have given themselves a convenient â€out’ clause if “V for Vendetta” doesn’t work (and it doesn’t); they can point the finger at first-time director James McTeigue, making his debut after serving as the first ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
As V for Vendetta closes to the strident tone of Mick Jagger singing "Street Fighting Man," the thought occurs that the Wachowski Brothers might be mocking their audience as much as inciting it. In making their first film foray outside the hermetic ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
(Tony Medley)
No wonder Western Union went
out of business; Hollywood is sending all its messages in hundred
million dollar movies! V for Vendetta (based on a graphic novel,
co-created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, published in 1981 ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at (Tony Medley)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
The movie undercuts itself with its garishly adolescent tone. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
Vendetta is set several decades into the future. The United States has fallen from power and Great Britain has become a totalitarian state ruled by an omnipresent dictator named Adam Sutler (John Hurt). We rarely see him in person, but ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
Williams Lake Tribune
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Never lags for a second ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)
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)
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)
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)
Box Office Magazine
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Joe Williams)
At last, there's a movie that's not afraid to look Big Brother in the eye and declare that fascism is totally uncool... V for Vendetta is dumb with a capital D. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Joe Williams)
Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Silly ... V is not George Washington, Henry V or even Patrick Henry. He's the ghost of the Phantom of the Opera accessorized with Ginsu knives and kung fu. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
ToxicUniverse.com (Daniel Briney)
V for Vendetta may be a cautionary tale, but it is also, as the DC/Vertigo logos herald at the beginning ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Daniel Briney)
efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
With yet another bloated and self-important mythos under their belts, the hope of a quality screenplay penned from the Wachowski brothers continues to fade. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
After being burned in effigy for 400 years, you'd think Guy Fawkes would appreciate a little rehabilitation, but he could hardly approve of the way the Wachowskis have done it. ...read the complete V for Vendetta movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
User Reviews
by Josef Bush on October 19, 2009
Accidentally it happens that an innocent and unsuspecting young woman is abducted by a masked terrorist who holds the nation's capital in his grip. That's it.
And this screenplay was written almost ten years before its release. The Warchawski brothers ...
by David Macphee "lo... on October 15, 2009
I love everything about this film except the overblown homosexual agenda. I don't take offence to it but I do have some problems with the militant issues implied. This aside, I found it patriotic and moving. Who ARE the terrorists really?
Definatly see ...
by Linda S. Blyth on September 09, 2009
This is a must see cult classic.Great script, good actors, really moving.Makes you want to fight for what's right! And it arrived on time, in mint condition. ...
by Anthony A. Villeg... on August 28, 2009
I received my order within the same week and it was exactly what i expected..GREAT MOVIE my ...
by Tyler S. "Tyler" on August 21, 2009
I saw the movie first, read the book after, and then watched the film again. The creators of this film took intelligence and delicacy into making a nearly flawless adaptation. Reason Being? Material that didn't make it to film is what would have ...
by A. Russell "Thore... on August 02, 2009
This is an intelligent super hero film that is becoming all the more relevant with each passing day. Propagandist? - only to the so-called intelligentsia. Look, this is a stylized version of "1984," with teeth, blood & a few guts for good measure. Orwell ...
by Pauline J. Owens on May 16, 2009
I saw the movie atleast 5 times. It is a must see. I enjoyed watching the movie each and every time. I always learned something more whever I watched the ...
by Geary A., Jones on May 10, 2009
Hugo Weaving is absolutely brilliant in this extremely compelling twist on Alan Moore's ...
by S. Wilms on May 09, 2009
While watching this movie, I couldn't help but feel like I wasn't watching a movie. Instead, I felt like I was watching pieces of a 'not so distant' future. Radical, dictatorial, fundamentalist governments are things western societies think only exist in ...
by Bindy Sue Frřnkün... on March 19, 2009
V FOR VENDETTA is up there on my list of favorite dystopian nightmare movies like METROPOLIS, BLADERUNNER, 1984, and BRAZIL. I don't care about the overt politics of the Wachowski brothers, I just love their movie! Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving are ...
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