Okay, I can agree that Hugo Weaving pulls off a pretty tough job, conveying all kinds of emotion through an entire movie while always stuck behind a mask. I wonder if he had a moments pause or two when offered the role and he first understood he'd be masked the ENTIRE time? However, I completely disagree with your statement about poor Evey. It is completely V's fault that she ends up in trouble with the government to begin with if you recall. If he had simply escorted her home safely after saving her that first fateful night (or simply parted ways with her) instead of encouraging her to come stand with him and view his first terrorist act she'd never have been photographed and pursued by the police and ended up on the run. He creates her horrible situation for her. HE decides to make her his personal pet project, she never asked him to. She even tries to get away from him when he first asks her to help him in one of his asassination attempts. His paternalism and condescension is deeply disturbing, particularily when he kidnaps her and "reprograms" her (read "tortures her"). Clearly, I am NOT a big fan of V and my sympathies are with Evey.