V for Vendetta

I was very much looking forward to this film based on the spectacle shown in the trailers. Never read the graphic novel so I didn’t have any preconceptions about I was about to see. I was surprised when the bulk of the story turned out to be a police procedural with Stephen Rea as our lead detective. The film itself was ok but the performances by Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Fry, Rupert Graves, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith and Rea are why I stayed. It’s tough to emote when you have to wear a fixed mask all the time, but Weaving makes V very likeable and threatening. A good basic effort overall but nothing earth-shattering.
Favorite moment: V making eggs.
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