Combining elements of 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and The Matrix, this ridiculous sci-fi mish-mash sounds appealing, but is nothing more than a poorly designed knockoff.
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12/05/02
Equilibrium (2002)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:29
Rotten:52
Average Rating:4.7/10
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
The characters act like robots, and the story unfolds like a computer program.
12/05/02
It's the action sequences in this movie that sell.
12/05/02
Flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool, but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding Equilibrium up.
12/05/02
Either Preston is really good at martial arts, or everyone else is really bad. Probably a little of both.
12/04/02
A flaccid sci-fi opus slavishly modeled on 'Fahrenheit 451'...flat and antiseptic.
12/04/02
Unapologetic landslide of steaming balderdash.
12/03/02
...a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone.
12/03/02
It's at once laughable and compulsively watchable, in its committed dumbness.
11/23/02
Equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and Farenheit 451.
11/12/02
Superb production values & Christian Bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot.
11/11/02
Post 9/11 the philosophical message of “Personal Freedom First” might not be as palatable as intended.
11/06/02
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