I rented it last week and just saw it today. Maybe the movie went over my head. It didn't really interest me and I don't know why!
This movie to like #147 on top 250 all time movies.
Why didn't I like it?
This is the movie that all of those anonymous hackers are obsessed with right? What gives?
I also saw "The Machine" today. And I would say The Machine is way better than V of Vendetta.
The reason I can't get into this (I'm 20 mins. in) is I have no interest in watching long takes of a mask "act".
If he doesn't turn out to have a Clark Kent type alter ego, I'm switching it off.
Life's too short...
EDIT: He's into his third scene now wearing that stupid mask. Ugh. It is not emotionally engaging. Goodbye, movie.
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I realise this post is 3 years old but I agree!
I couldn't believe it when I saw it... it's just a cliche filled story with lack lustre action. At the risk of sounding like a snob I think its simplistic politics ("It's, like the government, man!") combined with the power fantasy of indestructible-guy-in-mask-killing-bad-guys is very appealing to a lot of people, but especially to young adults. You get the 'depth' of "fighting back against "the man", with the visceral thrill of watching the hero stab lots of people. And I wouldn't mind this is the fight scenes were better but I found them pretty boring and lacking tension as I had no idea who V was or what his 'powers' if any, where.
Agreed.
I thought it checked off all the boxes of my adolescence but now it rings false and simplistic. V seems more a terrorist than a rebel and as much a tyrant as those he seeks to overthrow.
But I know now that that's sometimes the way it goes.
I liked it. Though I can understand some people not liking it. It has some messed up stuff in it that might upset some people.
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