Remember, Remember 5th of November...

This is one of the movie that I did not expected to enjoy. Despite low key promo material about this movie, I decided to check it out last night with Adrian and Ivan.

Looking back, the first time I heard about this movie when it premier and created a buzz in one of the most established film festival in Europe. Altho before that I've seen the explosive trailer about the movie, but I said to myself this just a marketing gimmicks. Good trailer, bad movie.

Anyway, as the lights off and all eyes on the big screen, we brought back to history on 5th November 1605 where Guy Fawkes try to blew the British Parliments. And then fast forward, we were in London in the year 2020, where government rule with barter trade. Protect citizen from bioweapons and mass of desctructions machine or else you will harm (literally). We introduced to Evey one night and she was walking at the London street as the curfew started. Stopped by the police but the police trying to take advantage the situation. And so our hero, V rescued her.

As the plot goes on, we drawn to what i called movie-provoke-my-brain. Issues that raised in the movie such as dictatorship, gay-bashing, Islam-hating issues does provoke your mind. I do understand why a government in any country around the world would be taking a precaution if this movie released in their country as this can create spark goverment-hate issues. I won't spoil the rest of the plot as you have to watch it for yourself.

Through entire movie, Natalie Portman (Evey Hammond) alongside big cast such Hugo Weaving and John Hurt, gave A+ performance. Written by Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix Trilogy), and directed by James McTeigue (who also first assistant director in Matrix rilogy), V for Vendetta flies on a rhythm all its own. There's nothing Neo about V, the masked avenger who uses bombs, daggers and his telegenic charisma to take down a regime that has left him a burned remnant of its ungodly experiments.

"Mad as hell and out to rile up a politically lethargic youth audience, V for Vendetta sometimes trips on its ambitions. But who gives a damn? At least this grabber of a movie actually has ambitions, which makes it unique in a brain-dead multiplex. Better yet, V packs an urgent filmmaking energy that pins you to your seat.." Peter Travers, The Rolling Stone

Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, James Purefoy, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Tim Piggot Smith, Sinead Cusack

Directed by : James McTeigue

Official Website: www.vforvendetta.com

Rating : 4 out of 5