Let me preface this by saying that I love reading movie reviews and articles about the making of movies, but I have stopped reading many of them lately because too many of them divulge key plot points. My reviews, for all 3 of you reading this blog, will not spoil the movies.

V for Vendetta is the first movie I have seen in quite some time where I honestly did not know what was going to happen. The script was brilliantly written to give you the clues to the puzzle one piece at a time. This is one of those movies that I will have to see again just to make sense of the whole thing. It will make you think about governments, civil liberties, and the media. I am curious how this film will fare come awards season, because it definitely deserves some attention.

Natalie Portman delivered a brilliant performance. She has a few heavy scenes where she has to deliver the goods, and she passes with flying colors. The one thing that bugged me though was her accent. It wavered between being cockney, upper crust, and even reminiscent of the American South.

My guy is now glad that I dragged him to see Hedda Gabler, where we got to see Hugo Weaving live and in the flesh. The man has an amazing voice, honed through years in the theatre. He delivers an improbable tongue twister in the beginning that only an actor with years of vocal training could pull off.

V for Vendetta is one of those movies that is best seen on the big screen, so plunk down the cash and go see it.