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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.

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

Directed By: Kurt Wimmer

Written By: Kurt Wimmer

In Theaters: Dec 6, 2002 Wide

On DVD: May 13, 2003

Box Office:$1.1M

Miramax Films

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Cast

Christian Bale
John Preston
Emily Watson
Mary O'Brian
Taye Diggs
Brandt
Angus Macfadyen
Dupont
Sean Bean
Partridge
Matthew Harbour
Robbie Preston
William Fichtner
Jurgen
Sean Pertwee
Father
Klaus Schindler
Interrogator
David Hemmings
Proctor
Mike Smith
Enforcer Commander
Brian W. Cook
Dupont's Secretary
Kurt Wimmer
Rebel Victim
Florian David Fitz
Gate Guard
Dominic Purcell
Seamus
Mehmet Kurtulus
Search Coordinator
Maria Pia Calzone
Preston's Wife
David Barrass
Evidentiary Storage Off...
Christian Kahrmann
Officer in Charge
John Keogh
Chemist
Brian Connelly
Reading Room Proprietor
Anatole Taubman
Crematory Technician
Oliver Brandl
Polygraph Technician
Francesco Calabras
Rebel Leader
Daniel Lee
Lead Sweeper
Dirk Martens
Gate Guard
Emily Siewert
Lisa Preston
Alexa Summer
Viviana Preston
Francesco Cabras

Critic Reviews for Equilibrium

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

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

Matrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian.

December 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

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

Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

Top Critic

Borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu.

December 6, 2002 Comments (2)

Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

It's super- violent, super-serious and super-stupid.

December 6, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

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

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

Violent post-nuclear sci-fi is Orwellian.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

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

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

An engaging ride, with some quicksilver moves.

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

It only adds unneeded celluloid to an increasingly tired genre!

January 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

December 16, 2004 Comment

Louis-J�r�me Cloutier

Panorama

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

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

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Greg Maki

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

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

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

September 6, 2003 Comment

Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly Source: Las Vegas Weekly

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

August 8, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Apesar de obviamente inspirado em Matrix (para n�o citar 1984 e Fahrenheit 451, entre outros), o filme convence gra�as ao interessante dilema emocional de seu protagonista e �s intensas coreografias das seq��ncias de a��o.

June 27, 2003 Comment

Pablo Villaca

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

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

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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 oh

Super Reviewer

Equilibrium Quotes

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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)