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Towne’s screenplay matches perfectly with the subtle horror touches of Roman Polanski’s direction (until then best known for “Rosemary’s Baby”) to hold the viewers rapt through a strange plot involving water, money, murder, and incest...
...Vendetta” is a slight exception. The film substitutes the latex-clad Jessica Alba type for an emaciated, bald-headed Natalie Portman ’03 and a childlike plot for what attempts to be an eye opening political satire...
...drawn together by a plan to save England from the clutches of Sutler (John Hurt), a malevolent Hilter-esque Chancellor. The film chronicles the struggles of Evey and V over a full year against the countercurrent of Sutler and his minions who are determined to quash their terrorist plot...
While the film is entertaining throughout with its visually stunning action sequences, its political deftness and plot development leave the viewer slightly nonplussed. Dialogue like, “Blowing up a building can change the world,” is sloppy, and the verbose introduction to the character of V is unnecessary...
Touching on an overabundance of social hot topics such as homosexuality, religious tolerance and fanaticism, and political dissidence, the film spreads itself too thin. The plot draws greatly from “Phantom of the Opera”—including the masked protagonist—however, the film’s love story between Evey and V feels rushed. Following her torture at the hands of V, Evey ends up predictably, but not convincingly, falling in love with her captor. Ironically,it is the semi-poignant vignette of lesbian love that overshadows the romantic bond between the film?...