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V For Vendetta (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 223

Fresh: 163

Rotten:60

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.

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $70,453,614

Synopsis: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man... Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as "V." Profoundly complex, V is at once literary, flamboyant, tender and intellectual, a man dedicated to freeing his fellow citizens from those who have terrorized them into compliance. He is also bitter, revenge-seeking, lonely and violent, driven by a personal vendetta. In his quest to free the people of England from the corruption and cruelty that have poisoned their government, V condemns the tyrannical nature of their appointed leaders and invites his fellow citizens to join him in the shadows of Parliament on November the 5th – Guy Fawkes Day. On that day in 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in a tunnel beneath Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He and his co-conspirators had engineered the treasonous "Gunpowder Plot" in response to the tyranny of their government under James I. Fawkes and his fellow saboteurs were hanged, drawn and quartered, and their plan to take down their government never came to pass. In the spirit of that rebellion, in remembrance of that day, V vows to carry out the plot that Fawkes was executed for attempting on November 5th in 1605: he will blow up Parliament. As Evey uncovers the truth about V’s mysterious past, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to ignite a revolution, bringing freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Virtual Studios, a Silver Pictures production in association with Anarchos Productions Inc., NATALIE PORTMAN in V For Vendetta, starring HUGO WEAVING, STEPHEN REA and JOHN HURT. Directed by JAMES McTEIGUE, the film is produced by JOEL SILVER, GRANT HILL, ANDY WACHOWSKI and LARRY WACHOWSKI from a screenplay by THE WACHOWSKI BROTHERS, based on the graphic novel illustrated by DAVID LLOYD and published by VERTIGO/DC COMICS. The executive producer is BENJAMIN WAISBREN. The director of photography is ADRIAN BIDDLE, B.S.C.; the production designer is OWEN PATERSON; the editor is MARTIN WALSH, A.C.E.; and the music is composed by DARIO MARIANELLI. V For Vendetta is a United Kingdom-Germany co-production. This film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for "strong violence and some language." V For Vendetta is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. -- © Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt

Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Rupert Graves, Sinead Cusack, Stephen Fry, Natasha Wightman, Tim Pigott-Smith

Director: James McTeigue

Director: James McTeigue
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Producer: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Joel Silver, Grant Hill
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Producer: Joel Silver
Studio: Warner Bros.

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

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
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05/04/06
Luke Buckmaster
In Film Australia
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Yes, the movie is too long, and given to repetition, but who cares? It's exciting, unpredictable, and an inversion of the language of the powerful.

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03/31/06
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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I relish a good politically charged action thriller (PCAT), and on one level V for Vendetta can claim fame as a non-PC example of a PCAT (central character a terrorist?), but like a black hole, it sucks up anything else in its path.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/22/06
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N/R

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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04/23/09
Peter Keough
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N/R

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Full Review Source: CHUD | comment Comment
02/27/09
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 Comment
02/02/09
Tony Macklin
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

Contentious, pretentious but with a great last 20 minutes.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/14/08
Channel 4 Film

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
06/08/08
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

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
08/10/07
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

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

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07/23/07
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.

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

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

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07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
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jo%u0161 jedno silovanje strip-umjetnosti od strane holivudskih licemjera

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06/22/07
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.

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04/18/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

It's viciously, vibrantly, vigorously, very, very good.

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03/24/07
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 2 Comments
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Forget the Ides of March, beware the 5th of November.

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01/17/07
Kam Williams
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