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V for Vendetta

  • 2005
  • R
  • 2h 12m
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8.1/10
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Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
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In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.

  • Director
    • James McTeigue
  • Writers
    • Lilly Wachowski
    • Lana Wachowski
    • David Lloyd
  • Stars
    • Hugo Weaving
    • Natalie Portman
    • Rupert Graves
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    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Lilly Wachowski
      • Lana Wachowski
      • David Lloyd
    • Stars
      • Hugo Weaving
      • Natalie Portman
      • Rupert Graves
    • 2.5KUser reviews
    • 205Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #168
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Hugo Weaving
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    • Evey
    Rupert Graves
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    • Dominic
    Stephen Rea
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    John Hurt
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    • Adam Sutler
    Tim Pigott-Smith
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    • Lewis Prothero
    Ben Miles
    Ben Miles
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    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Delia Surridge
    • (as Sinead Cusack)
    Natasha Wightman
    Natasha Wightman
    • Valerie
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Lilliman
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Etheridge
    Clive Ashborn
    Clive Ashborn
    • Guy Fawkes
    Emma Field-Rayner
    • Guy Fawkes Lover
    • (as Emma Field Rayner)
    Ian Burfield
    Ian Burfield
    • Tweed Coat Fingerman
    Mark Phoenix
    Mark Phoenix
    • Willy Fingerman
    Alister Mazzotti
    Alister Mazzotti
    • Baldy Fingerman
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Lilly Wachowski
      • Lana Wachowski
      • David Lloyd
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'V for Vendetta' is a thought-provoking film exploring oppression, freedom, and rebellion. Hugo Weaving's performance as V is highly praised, alongside the powerful script. However, the film's political views are criticized for being simplistic. Pacing issues and Evey's character development, portrayed by Natalie Portman, are also points of contention. Despite these criticisms, the movie is lauded for its visual style, action sequences, and its ability to stimulate discussion on political issues.
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    Some of the action might be a bit choppy, but V for Vendetta is extremely entertaining. Its great visual effects and Hugo Weaving's iconic portrayal of "V" is more than enough to satisfy even the strictest of viewers. There is also a great message about rising up against political propaganda within its great style and environment. Another great film from the Wachowski's is now on your hands.
    cosmic_quest

    Very powerful even if it makes Thatcherism look heavenly!

    'V for Vendetta' will no doubt be remembered as being one of the most well-produced films of this decade for its powerful script, strong character depictions and the sheer excellence in terms of quality. Loosely based on the DC Comic, the film is set in a totalitarian Britain where the BNP-like government who run the country with an iron fist that they make Thatcher's Tories look positively warm and trustworthy. Then emerges a vigilante in the form of V, a man deformed by fire and the governmental experiments that have given him enhanced strength, who is determined to free the UK from dictatorship by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. Evey is the young woman who is unwittingly embroiled in his plot and soon understands what just it is that motivates V so.

    The acting in 'V for Vendetta' was top-notch and, along with the well-written script and apt soundtrack, gave the film the essence to engage the audience and make them feel-- for better or worse-- for these characters. Although her accent was wobbly in places, Natalie Portman delivered a strong performance as Evey, depicting the character's growing love for V and the realisation that the time for her to fight has arrived. Stephen Rea also deserves a mention, as the detective who begins to grasp just how corrupt the government he has supported really is, as does Stephen Fry who proves he can do much more than play bumbling characters in his performance as Deitrich, a protester who hasn't quite grasped just how far the government will go to shut their opponents up. John Hurt's Chancellor Sutler was very terrifying as the dictator who couldn't give a toss about his people so long as he remained in total power. However, above all, it was Hugo Weaving's absolutely brilliant depiction of the lead character V who dominates. Without ever seeing his facial expression, he exudes the pragmatism, charisma and intelligence of the character with a twist of revenge-driven madness.

    Entertainment-wise, the film doesn't fail with it's apt soundtrack and well choreographed fight scenes that do remind you that this was based on a comic book. Yet 'V for Vendetta' maintains the ability to leave the audience shaken and chilled at the thought of how easily a Western country can be ensnared by tyranny when a corrupt government is allowed too much power and goes too far. The elements dealt with are all the more disturbing with the state of the world today. I imagine it will touch a deeper cord with Britons like myself (it would have been interesting to see more on how Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland had fared in this new world though) as it is so rare that a Hollywood film is set in the UK. It's always simpler to pretend these things could never happen here so it is a sharp shock to see such a dark future located in familiar surroundings of home.

    I highly recommend this film to all as it will leave you both entertained and pondering matters raised in the storyline long after the credits have rolled up.
    9GreenPlastikMan

    Truly Unique

    There are some that will, upon seeing this film, say that it was akin to Andrew Lloyd Weber attempting to make a political statement: overly dramatic. These people would be well served to remember that the symbol of drama is a mask, which certainly begs one important question- Why, if you are so put off by an overtly dramatic motion picture, would you choose to see a movie that stars as the (anti)hero a man in a mask? I just saw this film at an advanced screening and I must say it is nothing short of uniquely brilliant. Entertaining from the start, V manages to combine a strong socio-political message in a compact and highly intense experience. Infused with issues and concepts that pervade in the global political climate of our times, this movie is endowed with a tremendous timely relevance that belies its trappings as a mere action adventure.

    The acting, the cinematography, the effects, and the general vision of this film all lead me to believe that it will likely receive a cult following. It is only my hope that the message of this film will come to summarize the history of our future ascendancy to true liberty.

    Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. In the meantime, go see this movie.
    8paddy-360-460932

    A Blueprint or Warning a for 2020?

    Watching this in 2020 is eerily identical to current events. Perhaps this was a blueprint or a warning?

    A great film but a little bit too close to home.
    paxatron

    Utterly Spectacular!

    I was a fan of the "V for Vendetta" graphic novel, and Alan Moore disinheriting the film was a bit discouraging. But he's always been a little crazy. The film version is everything I could have possibly hoped for - gripping, chilling, intense, exciting, heartbreaking. It gets Moore's music if not his exact words; elements are slightly different, subplots removed. But the idea - as V himself would be so proud to say - remains the same.

    The plot is surprisingly complex and nuanced, and I don't want to give anything more away than the previews already have. Suffice it to say that a masked anarchist (voiced by Hugo Weaving) must save a young woman (Natalie Portman) during his attempt to expose corruption in the government. Weaving is perfectly cast, using his formidable physicality and imposing voice to give gravitas to the insanity of the character. Portman has gone from child to teen star and is finally emerging as a talented, adult actress following her Oscar-nominated turn in "Closer". Here, she gives her best performance to date as the orphan Evey. John Hurt is characteristically impressive as the enigmatic government leader, and Stephen Rea gives a wonderful supporting turn as the police inspector charged with finding V - before it's too late.

    The Wachowski Brothers' former protégé, James McTiegue, takes on the directing duties here and helms an enormously impressive first feature, using every trick in the book in a manner reminiscent of his mentors' breakout hit "The Matrix". Unlike "The Matrix", McTiegue allows the story to be more of a focus than the action, and as a result the film is a tense and emotional thriller, with outbursts of spectacularly filmed and choreographed action. Showing more maturity and restraint than the Wachowskis, McTiegue doesn't show off, and his trickery isn't self conscious. When slow-motion overtakes a late action sequence, it seems as natural as breathing. The late cinematographer Adrian Biddle (the film is dedicated to his memory) does an outstanding job, Oscar-nominated Dario Marianelli's score is a fantastic accompaniment to the piece, and the visual effects are astonishing, terrifying, and deeply moving, especially in the climatic moments in Trafalgar Square.

    With solid acting, great action, and fantastic technical wizardry, it sounds just like another "Matrix"-style ripoff. But the biggest difference in "V" is that it is a story of real ideas - not a fantastic, science fiction creation, but a genuine examination of the human condition. The power of fear takes center stage here - the fear of war, of disease, of famine. Fear is a basic human nature, and has been exploited as a weapon - a method of control - for centuries. And for those who would use it, a masked man waits in the shadows to carry out your sentence. The verdict? Vengeance. "V for Vendetta" is a must-see.

    10/10

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    • Trivia
      (at around 1h 40 mins) The domino scene, where V tips over black and red dominoes to form a giant letter V, involved 22,000 dominoes. It took four professional domino assemblers 200 hours to set it up.
    • Goofs
      (at around 16 mins) While the two detectives are driving to the TV station, the speedometer in their car is on zero, while their car is visibly moving.
    • Quotes

      V: People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros, DC Comics, Vertigo and Silver Pictures logos are on black-and-white film, and are accompanied by part of the 1812 Overture, thus forming the impression that V is starting a transmission.
    • Connections
      Edited into Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      The Beginning... At Last
      Written and Performed by Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society

      Courtesy of June Street Entertainment

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Latin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • V de venganza
    • Filming locations
      • Aldwych Underground Railway Station, Surrey Street, Aldwych, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Virtual Studios
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $54,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,511,035
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,642,340
      • Mar 19, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $134,686,457
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
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      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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