Forget not the 5th of November. Review on V for Vendetta Movie

The tagline of the film goes: ''Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.''

Weaving this story, unravelling history and bringing it up to present times is what keeps the viewer engrossed through the 132 minutes. The dialogues are intelligent and here is a super hero who prefers wielding knives than firing guns.

Quotes:

Creedy: We've swept this place. All you've got are your knives and your karate gimmicks. We've got guns. V: No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty I am no longer standing, because if I am... you'll all be dead before you've reloaded.

Despite some outright goofs which could have been well avoided by some sharp editing, a watchable endeavour. Hugo Weaving renders his dialogues with ease and emotion whilst Natalie Portman slips into her role as Evy adeptly. A disappointment is Stephen Fry with his wooden acting (he had a golden opportunity to display such passion and fervour)and whilst he was excellent in his role years ago as the stiff butler in Jeeves and Wooster, should probably stick to game shows and advertising for Twinnings tea now.

With great action, and fantastic technical wizardry, a gripping story and absorbing thought-provoking dialogues''V'' is a story of real ideas - not a fantastic, science fiction concoction, instead a genuine examination of the human condition. The power of fear is focal here - the fear of war, of disease, of famine. Fear is a basic human nature, and has been exploited as a weapon - a method of control - for centuries. And for those who would use it, the masked man waits in the shadows to carry out your sentence. The verdict? Vengeance. ''V for Vendetta'' is worth watching.