Rotten
Speaking of love, things go blooey instead of gooey whenever heroine and hero come close enough to touch; far from being sensual, let alone erotic, the movie proves to be not much fun at all.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
V for Vendetta
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
2006 · 2h 12m · R
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
James McTeigue
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This is just darkness played bright, a disposable object but hardly objectionable.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The dark and stylized V for Vendetta is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
Just when we were ready to give up mainstream movies as braindead,along comes the controversial and gleefully subversive V for Vendetta, a piece of corporate-sponsored art that will have audiences rooting for a bomb-throwing anarchist.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
Whether you're mindless or Mensa, you'll find stuff here to challenge and trouble you, the way a good piece of speculative fiction should.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
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