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11/26/02
Equilibrium (2002)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:7
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Equilibrium is a reheated mishmash of other sci-fi movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $1,050,459
Synopsis: Director Kurt Wimmer (ULTRAVIOLET) injects style into this sci-fi/action film that channels the visual energy of THE MATRIX and invokes the politics of BRAVE NEW WORLD. In a futuristic society... [More]
Starring: Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Taye Diggs, William Fichtner
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Reviews for Equilibrium
1 - 11 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticEnjoyable hogwash.
04/21/03
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03/25/03
Top CriticEquilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread.
12/09/02
Top CriticIt doesn't do a lot of deep thinking, but unlike many futuristic combos of sf and f/x, it does make a statement: Freedom of opinion is a threat to totalitarian systems.
12/06/02
Top CriticJust because it's a good idea doesn't mean it's easy to do well.
12/06/02
Top CriticA movie that could be stupider only if it were longer.
12/06/02
Top CriticEquilibrium the movie, as opposed to the manifesto, is really, really stupid.
12/06/02
Top CriticA moderately entertaining cautionary tale.
12/05/02
Top CriticA science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left.
12/05/02
Top CriticAn unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously.
12/05/02
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