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V for Vendetta (2006)

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Reviews Counted:231

Fresh:168

Rotten:63

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Visually stunning and thought-provoking, V For Vendetta's political pronouncements may rile some, but its story and impressive set pieces will nevertheless entertain.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and some language

Runtime: 2 hr. 11 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama

Theatrical Release: Mar 17, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $70.5M

Synopsis: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death... Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself -- and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption. [More]

Starring: Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt

Starring: Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack, Natasha Wightman, Eddie Marsan, Billie Cook, Amelda Brown, Charles Cork, Andy Rashleigh, John Standing, Hugo Weaving, John Ringham, Richard Campbell, Guy Henry, Dulcie Smart, Gregory Donaldson, Martin Savage, Michael Simkins, Juliet Howland, Derek Hutchinson, Joseph Rye, Raife Patrick Burchell, Matthew Bates, Ian Burfield, Chad Stahelski, William Tapley, Jason Griffiths, Malcolm Sinclair, David Leitch, Cosima Shaw, Simon Holmes, Megan Gay, Mark Longhurst, Clive Ashborn, Emma Field Rayner, Mark Phoenix, Alister Mazzotti, Roderick Culver, Tara Hacking, Antje Rau, Patricia Gannon, Oliver Bradshaw, Jack Schouten, Caoimhe Murdock, Brin Rosser, Adrian Finighan, Bradley Steve Ford, Madeleine Rakic-Platt, Selina Giles, Carsten Hayes, Grant Burgin, Imogen Poots, Laura Greenwood, Kyra Meyer, Paul Antony-Barber, Anna Farnworth, Mary Stockley, Simon Newby, David Merheb, Daniel Donaldson, Ben Posener, Ian T. Dickinson, Sophia New, Gerard Gilroy, Eamon Geoghegan, Matt Wilkinson, Martin McGlade, Richard Laing, Julie Brown

Director: James McTeigue

Director: James McTeigue
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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REVIEWS FOR V FOR VENDETTA

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Alan Moore may be greatest victim of Hollywood’s comic book adaptation craze.

Full Review Source: Reverse Shot | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Eric Kohn
Eric Kohn
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Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Movies.com | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

Daredevil in agitator garb

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 30, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

You have to really credit Hugo Weaving for pulling in a strong performance, helping to carry the film over his back, and never really reveal his face.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Moore and Lloyd posed this paradigm in a Cold War era and it never came to pass. Leave it to the Wachowski Brothers to update it for the War on Terror, or rather its aftermath.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Better than the original comic. Seriously.

Full Review Source: CHUD | comment 1 Comment
Feb 27, 2009
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
CHUD

V for Vendetta is a milestone. Maybe not a big marker, but a milestone nonetheless.It is anti-establishment redux.

Full Review Source: tonymacklin.net | comment 1 Comment
Feb 2, 2009
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
tonymacklin.net

Forget the faux accent, it’s the raw emotion [Portman] displays, especially in the film’s latter stages, that’s positively Streep-like and most captivating.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
Nov 20, 2008
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

By the movie's midpoint, the Wachowski brothers' screenplay has gotten so bogged down in back story that it takes 40 minutes for director James McTiegue to get back to the explosions that his 16-year-old target audience assumes will solve everything.

Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
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Contentious, pretentious but with a great last 20 minutes.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
Oct 14, 2008
Film4

The details of V's beef with society are hazy, but the film has a certain purity of spirit.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
Jun 8, 2008
Robert Davis
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

Major studio pictures can certainly be more creative, but they're rarely as bold as this.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
Jan 15, 2008
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

blends modern-day politics with good old-fashioned derring-do to explore the grey areas (in a very grey-looking London) between freedom, justice, dissidence and retribution.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
Aug 10, 2007
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

When the script sticks close to Alan Moore, it works best. Which, sadly, is seldom.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
Jul 23, 2007
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Every time Mr. Weaving is on screen the spirit of Mr. Moore's character comes alive. Those moments, at least, are worth fighting for.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

... manages to succeed as both great entertainment and a thoughtful reflection on current politics.

Full Review Source: DVD Review | comment 2 Comments
Jul 10, 2007
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

jo%u0161 jedno silovanje strip-umjetnosti od strane holivudskih licemjera

Full Review Source: Index.hr | comment 7 Comments
Jun 22, 2007
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr

The swashbuckling first hour is superior to the second, which bursts at the seams with backstory, but a rousing climax makes this the most potent piece of agitpop in years.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
Apr 18, 2007
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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It's viciously, vibrantly, vigorously, very, very good.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
Mar 24, 2007
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

A movie that has been made in the Wachowski style but lacks their distinctive visual flair.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment 7 Comments
Mar 1, 2007
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
 
 
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