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01/26/06
Equilibrium (2002)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:3
Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Equilibrium is a reheated mishmash of other sci-fi movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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 - 8 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticEnjoyable hogwash.
04/21/03
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03/25/03
Top CriticWhat a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this is.
02/18/03
Top CriticBorrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu.
12/06/02
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 CriticA movie that could be stupider only if it were longer.
12/06/02
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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