V for Vendetta

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Good, political drama. Although the message may seem over-bearing with heavy-handed dialogues, but the actors keep it real and immediately personal. Kudos to Natalie and Stephen Rea. Without their grounded acting, the movie would've seen as a ridiculous anarchist dream.

The political message within the movie is clear, and relevant as it was originally written in 80's as it is in now. The movie came out in fortunate time where Bush's rating is scrapping bottom, people are getting tired of his terrorist rhetoric and beginning to question his over-reaching authority that imprisons the innocent, spies Americans, and enriching his cronies. It was a sign of time that the audience I saw with applauded sporadically whenever V's dialogue hit the hot issues & buttons, even though his actions were certainly extreme.

James McTeigue, who've been working with Wachowski brothers as 1st AD, does admirable job of keeping the pace fluid, actions clean, and delivery of dialogues clear & economic. His direction is not overly ambitious, so that the movie is a piece of efficient storytelling.

I think this may well be the first movie that does justice to a Alan Moore's work. Maybe not. I would have to confirm that by checking out the original comic book.