V for Vendetta

[elfs]

So, last night lisakit and I went out to see V for Vendetta. It was an okay flick, and yes, the tagline, "People should not be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people," was quite effective. It has a signature Wachowski momement (too signature, in my opinion, it detracted from the whole film). I will say the actor who played V did a fabulous job of communicating emotion strictly with his hands and body language, almost a mime routine. And his introductory patter is nifty, but really, that's about it. Unfortunately, it sags a bit in the middle, which isn't terribly rare for a movie like this.

All in all, a nice time. I was glad to have some time to go to a movie with a friend. I don't have that very often.

Comments

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

I've never read the comic so that may have helped me enjoy the movie more. I thought it was pretty decent, but yah, it had some filler in the middle that made me want to fast forward. It was a nice action flick though, with some good humor, and the explosions were fun. :p I'd recommend it at matinee price.

I commented that it was interesting how many "overthrow your government" films have been coming out lately.