50% homage to the classic science fiction touchstones and 50% damn solid in its own right.
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08/08/03
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
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
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.
06/27/03
An entertaining but unspectacular film. Pretty goofy at times - but the slick and gleefully self-indulgent violence will not disappoint the action fan.
05/19/03
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05/13/03
'Equilibrium' succeeds primarily because of Christian Bale's uncanny ability to project the awakening soul of the character he portrays.
04/07/03
Derivative dystopia is a muddled, maudlin and laughable mess with a few nice fight scenes to break up the failure.
02/11/03
Hard to take as seriously as its creators clearly intended.
01/08/03
Equilibrium is what George Orwell might have imagined had today's mood-altering drug therapy been envisioned by chemists in 1949.
12/18/02
Cold, Sterile And Lacking Any Color Or Warmth.
12/17/02
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12/17/02
Say yes to the war off drugs
12/13/02
Bale makes it all frighteningly real. And lots of fun.
12/12/02
Equilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread.
12/09/02
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12/08/02
A seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director Kurt Wimmer at the screenplay level.
12/08/02
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12/07/02
Top CriticMatrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian.
12/07/02
Outstandingly bad.
12/06/02
This inventive, low-budget science-fiction movie stands on its own, from its bracing, ingenious fight sequences to its literate roots in dystopian fiction.
12/06/02
It's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story.
12/06/02
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