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Equilibrium (2002)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 83
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 52

Equilibrium is a reheated mishmash of other sci-fi movies.

30

Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 16

Equilibrium is a reheated mishmash of other sci-fi movies.

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A man who dares to feel finds his life in danger in this cautionary science fiction drama. In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much of the Earth's population, a new nation known as Libria rises up under the unquestioned leadership of Dupont (Angus MacFadyen). Believing human emotions and their expression were to blame for the failings of past societies, The Father has decreed that all citizens must take a daily dose of Prozia II, a drug which levels out the emotional landscape,

R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kurt Wimmer

May 13, 2003

$1.1M

Miramax Films

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All Critics (95) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (53) | DVD (35)

Equilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread.

December 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment (1)
Ebert & Roeper
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Matrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian.

December 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comments (4)
Entertainment Weekly
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This inventive, low-budget science-fiction movie stands on its own, from its bracing, ingenious fight sequences to its literate roots in dystopian fiction.

December 6, 2002 Comment
Arizona Republic
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Borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu.

December 6, 2002 Comments (2)
Hollywood Reporter
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It's super- violent, super-serious and super-stupid.

December 6, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comments (5)
San Francisco Chronicle
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A dull, somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise.

December 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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Violent post-nuclear sci-fi is Orwellian.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Who knew that a reunion of Metroland stars Bale and Watson could yield something so downright nutty?

January 31, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

An engaging ride, with some quicksilver moves.

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

It only adds unneeded celluloid to an increasingly tired genre!

January 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comments (3)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

C'est un film qui rivalise avec les plus gros blockbusters hollywoodiens. Je l'ai trouvé beaucoup plus satisfaisant que The Matrix Reloaded.

December 16, 2004 Comment

... Equilibrium is one of the better action/sci-fi movies of the year ...

January 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

If you were disappointed by recent sci-fi actioners like Terminator 3, then you'd probably be pleasantly surprised by this underappreciated movie . . .

September 18, 2003 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | Comment

Wimmer delivers the already labored story with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

September 6, 2003 Comment

50% homage to the classic science fiction touchstones and 50% damn solid in its own right.

August 8, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Apesar de obviamente inspirado em Matrix (para não citar 1984 e Fahrenheit 451, entre outros), o filme convence graças ao interessante dilema emocional de seu protagonista e às intensas coreografias das seqüências de ação.

June 27, 2003 Comment
Cinema em Cena

An entertaining but unspectacular film. Pretty goofy at times - but the slick and gleefully self-indulgent violence will not disappoint the action fan.

May 19, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment (1)
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Audience Reviews for Equilibrium

Action's cool for like the first 5 minutes. The production value is obviously much more slimmer then its counterpart "The Matrix" and has much less interesting plot with little to no character development. Cinematography is ugly as well.

September 18, 2010
Albert Kim

Super Reviewer

Gun Kata at its best, everything else....not so much. Its has its flaws and some may overcome it but in the end, its just a very mediocre sci-fi film.

January 16, 2012
paul o.
paul oh

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    1. John Preston: Not without incident!
    – Submitted by matthew b (9 days ago)
    1. Mary O'Brian: It's circular, you exist to continue your existence. What's the point?
    – Submitted by Stephen P (28 days ago)
    1. Dupont: How did it feel, Preston?
    – Submitted by Thomas M (3 months ago)
    1. Father: Mankind united with infinitely greater purpose in pursuit of war than he ever did in pursuit of peace.
    – Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)
    1. Brandt: I'm not feeling! He is the one who's feeling!
    – Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)

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