This told a story of a rebel in a broken society attempting to drive through change by any means, this was at a time when the Conservative Party was starting to campaign for re-election for there second term in power. The story is anti- Thatcher as that was the feeling at time.

V rescues a young woman called Evey Hammond , played by Natalie Portman, and an unlikely bond between the two emerges which results with Evey becoming a close ally of V by understanding what V's aims are and why he is doing this. But though V may be charismatic and have a passion for justice he also is bitter and has his own personal agenda of revenge for something the government did to him long ago. As November the 5th approaches V says he and those who will follow him will stand up to the government once and for all, Detective Finch becomes more and more determined to uncover the truth about V, however when search uncovers unexpected answers this leads Finch to question himself as to whether he is playing on the correct side. It is not only a confrontation between the good and the bad; bit more obvious is the battle between fascism and anarchism that the film shows.

Hugo Weaving, who appeared in the Matrix trilogy as Agent Smith, plays V. You never see his face throughout the film at all and this makes the performance focus more on what V says and in what manner and body movements are made, not at the facial expressions. For me I thought he portrayed the character well as a above the law vigilante who wants to settle debts. My favourite moment is when Weaving uses a total of 49 V words in his speech, it is delivered with confidence and also shows what drives the character. This for me said a lot about the character as he is not always good in what he does and has a complex persona that is borderline unbalanced.

John Hurt who appeared as the Elephant Man and Alien plays Chancellor Adam Sutler. He is the Oswald Mosley type Prime Minister who runs the country as an Ant Farm, with things such as Homosexuality and classical music outlawed. He plays the role with gusto and is convincing in what he does, although most of his scenes are on a TV screen he is seen I the flesh in a scene towards the end of the film.

A very thought provoking film, even more frightening as it is set in a very near future. I enjoyed this more than I expected, not only for the action but also for the story and the plot. What I liked was the fact that it was balanced between three characters, V, Evie and Police officer Lynch. With the story treated as separate strings that eventually come together by the end of the film.

The music is used to score certain events in the film perfectly, not only for what is happening but also as part of the story itself. The music comes into its own throughout the film at various points in the Shadow Chambers and amplifies a scene to get maximum potential from it. The best example will be the last ten minutes with how the story unfolds. It was also good to hear a Julie London track used so effectively as well.

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