I liked V for Vendetta very much. It was like nothing quite so much as a dark, whimsical special of Spooks. Clever, well put together and with nice subtleties. Mind you, the original material was good.
I couldn't quite fathom, however, Natialie Portman's makeup. She was relentlessly pretty and tanned the whole time. Even in Winter in London. I wouldn't mind so much if that reflected the story or the character in any meaningful way, but I don't think it did. I would rather they had had her colourful or over made up to hide herself to start with, made her grey in prison, and then clear skinned and her own colours and shapes toward the end as she finds her inner persona and strength.
Posted by carla at April 10, 2006 10:07 PM