The film.....sucked.
But then again, the comic (sorry,
graphic novel ) is one of my all time favourites (along with other Alan Moores e.g. Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns), so it was always going to be pale in comparison. . . though it was to be expected when you have Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond.
Hugo Weaving is a somewhat saving grace as V, for someone who has to rely on their voice and flailing their arms every now and again.
The story was similar, it was just the way it was being told, and there was no depth to the background of the story and the Orwellian government that the comic portrayed (and thus set the tone of the story) - in other words, it wasnt dark in the slightest - the movie was the Rockerfella Christmas Tree in comparison.
However, one of my mates who saw it hadnt read the comic either and he quite enjoyed it.