V for Vendetta

3.80
    V for Vendetta
    2006

    Synopsis

    In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

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    Cast

    • Natalie PortmanEvey Hammond
    • Hugo WeavingWilliam Rookwood / V
    • Stephen ReaChief Inspector Eric Finch
    • Stephen FryGordon Deitrich
    • John HurtChancellor Adam Sutler
    • Tim Pigott-SmithCreedy
    • Natasha WightmanValerie Page
    • Rupert GravesDominic Stone
    • Roger AllamLewis Prothero
    • Ben MilesDascomb

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Time

      It's a terrific movie. I love the look and the verve of the thing, the confidence of its epic design, its smart use of half a dozen noted British thesps, lending weight and wit to the supporting roles.
    • 88

      Rolling Stone

      The explosive V for Vendetta is powered by ideas that are not computer-generated. It's something rare in Teflon Hollywood: a movie that sticks with you.
    • 88

      ReelViews

      V for Vendetta represents 2006's first memorable motion picture - a visually sumptuous concoction that combines political allegory, bloody action, and a few stunning cinematic moments into a solid piece of entertainment.
    • 80

      Empire

      Setting out more to challenge us with its ideas than make us whoop at the action, Vendetta can be clumsy, but there are enough impressive flourishes to make up for its stumblings.
    • 75

      The A.V. Club

      Mostly, it's content to remain a compelling, visually striking political mystery with some big ideas woven into it--subversive notions about integrity, liberty, and political change.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Viewers expecting a thrill ride might be disappointed. V engages in a couple of satisfying crime-fighting set pieces, but the story is more occupied with mystery and intrigue. Happily, it almost is entirely free of the hollow pomposity that marred the Wachowskis' last two "Matrix" films.
    • 50

      Variety

      Suffers from many of same problems as last two installments of producers Andy and Larry Wachowski's "Matrix" franchise: indigestible dialogue, pacing difficulties and too much pseudo-philosophical info.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      Absorbing even in its incoherence,V for Vendetta manages to make an old popular mythology new. Impossible not to break into a grin: It's the thought that counts.

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