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Equilibrium is a reheated mishmash of other sci-fi movies.
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Though ultimately silly, Equilibrium's shopworn but stylish synthesis of ammo and ideas is surprisingly engrossing. Apr 17, 2019 | Full Review…
Though ultimately silly, Equilibrium's shopworn but stylish synthesis of ammo and ideas is surprisingly engrossing.
Nathan Rabin
Bale is too self-conscious an action hero, and although the script may have the virtue of transparent plagiarism, it teeters both dramatically and conceptually. Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Bale is too self-conscious an action hero, and although the script may have the virtue of transparent plagiarism, it teeters both dramatically and conceptually.
Wally Hammond
What a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this is. Feb 18, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
What a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this is.
Nev Pierce
Equilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread. Dec 9, 2002
Equilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread.
Richard Roeper
Matrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian. Dec 7, 2002 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…
Matrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
This inventive, low-budget science-fiction movie stands on its own, from its bracing, ingenious fight sequences to its literate roots in dystopian fiction. Dec 6, 2002
This inventive, low-budget science-fiction movie stands on its own, from its bracing, ingenious fight sequences to its literate roots in dystopian fiction.
Bill Muller
A balanced thriller. Apr 17, 2019 | Full Review…
A balanced thriller.
Leah Rozen
Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium is a dreary sci-fi action movie set after the Third World War in a dystopia from which all dangerous human emotion has been drained by the daily injection of the drug Prozium and the burning of art and books. Apr 17, 2019 | Full Review…
Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium is a dreary sci-fi action movie set after the Third World War in a dystopia from which all dangerous human emotion has been drained by the daily injection of the drug Prozium and the burning of art and books.
Philip French
This medium-budgeted, futuristic action tale that arrives on screens with precious little fanfare is, to my mind, the best film I've seen all year. Apr 17, 2019 | Full Review…
This medium-budgeted, futuristic action tale that arrives on screens with precious little fanfare is, to my mind, the best film I've seen all year.
Scott B.
Despite often being preposterous and heavy-handed, there are enough slick visuals to offset the overall silliness, and the displays of "Gun-kata" - a blend of martial arts and gunplay - provide some blistering action scenes. Apr 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Despite often being preposterous and heavy-handed, there are enough slick visuals to offset the overall silliness, and the displays of "Gun-kata" - a blend of martial arts and gunplay - provide some blistering action scenes.
Adam Smith
It's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story. Apr 17, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story.
Maitland McDonagh
Violent post-nuclear sci-fi is Orwellian. Dec 24, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Violent post-nuclear sci-fi is Orwellian.
Nell Minow
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