Remember, Remember
Finally got around to seeing V for Vendetta. It kicks ass. Maybe a little too cerebral for most, and there’s maybe a little too much condescending summary for the cerebral, but certainly the best Alan Moore film adaptation so far, even with the Wachowski Brothers’ fingerprints all over it. My girl Natalie Portman gives a decent performance (far from her best, though), a little too quiet and timid, and not enough rage for what the role demanded, but then again I can’t think of any young actress that could’ve done a better job with the wide range of emotions that the character of Evey goes through.

I understand why in the current Bushiban climate the folks at Warner Bros. were hesitant to market this film aggressively, but they’re still complete pussies for being so. You’re telling me they couldn’t have sold a ton of Guy Fawkes masks? I know I want one. Had this film been released in late summer, that would have been all the rage for Halloween. I also wonder if they would have shelved V completely if Bush’s approval ratings were anywhere north of 40 percent. A strange business, this show business.
- posted by Liebs @ 6:30 PM