Bot_feeder Not a bad sci fi movie. Action scenes were well done. Unlike many contemporary movies that are so complex it is a challenge to follow the story and characters, this one was easy. Too easy.

jhalcollege For some reason or another, Equilibrium has been wrongfully left out of the conversation of the best science fiction movies. Perhaps it was the timing of it's release, or the overall criticism for borrowing too many aspects from other works of the genre. But Equilibrium combines tried and true ideas in a fresh, exciting way, and leaves the audience asking for more.The highlight of the movie is Preston (played by Bale), who is an extremely likable main character. All of his choices are rational and believable, and he genuinely does want you want him do to (something that is becoming increasingly rare in today's motion pictures). People will always remember him the most from The Dark Knight, but Bale delivers on every note. Also, the fight scenes are verrrry good. Along with excellent use of sound, each action sequence is a treat to the eyes and ears. And better yet, every one of these encounters has a meaningful ending. In other words, there are no pointless fights that concludes with one party fleeing, and the audience left hanging. Still, the movie isn't flawless. A few characters remain underdeveloped, and it's somewhat predictable. And this is also one of the few films that could actually benefit from an extra fifteen or so minutes. But on the positive side, the movie keeps you captivated for the entire 100 minutes.If you think you'll like Equilibrium, then you definitely will. If you're not sure, you'll end up thoroughly enjoying it anyway.

berndjp This movie's high rating made me set up an account to review this title. It is cheap, a blatant matrix clone sprinkled with ideas from dystopian novels/movies and poorly acted; Brent Spiner's portrayal of Data in ST:TNG puts everyone into place here. A society without feelings yet everyone displays feelings from the very get go? A score which is an obvious rip-off of The Matrix? Fight scenes which look like a college student's attempt to recreate said title? Countless plot holes, etc. Don't get me wrong, if you're here for the action, able to switch off and just enjoy another b-movie sci-fi flic with a-listed actors then you can't go wrong here. As a standalone attempt though, this soon should be forgotten.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "Equilibrium" (2002)Indulging Japenese manga comics, writer/director Kurt Wimmer, known for written adaptation scripts for "Sphere" (1998) starring Dustin Hoffmann, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson directed by Barry Levinson as well the neo-classical-received remake "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999) starring Pierce Borsnan & Rene Russo directed by John McTiernan, when the director hits a rumorly--troublesome production period in Fall 2000, shooting exteriors in Berlin (Germany) and additional shot in British Columbia (Canada), accompanied by a splendid, seemingly motivated cast to make a difference in cinema after awe-stricking "The Matrix" (1999), led by action-carrying actor Christian Bale as John Preston in fittest shapes at age 25 and emotional-arc-carrying Emily Watson, when highly-advanced black-to-white costumes designed by Joseph A. Porro, who misses the ocassional "thin line of red" alongside convincing supports as William Fichtner as resistance leader Jurgen, Angus MacFadyen as supreme leader Dupon and Taye Diggs as the nemesis throughout-uncompromised character of Brandt toward faith-struggling supreme support performance presenting actor Sean Bean, awakening in reminiscene of classic dystopia-novel "Fahrenheit 451" from author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), when a science-fiction scenario on a system with submerged emotions by equalizing individually-received medication pushes the leading character into confrontation with executive surveilling arm of a global cooperative entity, which does not shy away from on-sight raids and citizen executions with regard the title-given state of human existence.Suspense tightens over a neatly assembled 100-Minute-Editorial by William Yeh and Tom Rolf (1931-2014), when character Preston stops taking his medication under watchful as suspicious of his son, when a truth-seeking odyssey in elegant, stainless decór designed by production designer Wolf Kroeger, favoring Dion Beebe's excellent cinematography towards Christian Bale's transforming ability from ice-cold agent of governmental execution to precisely-choreographed fight scenes by Jim Vickers, letting director Kurt Wimmer deliver after painstaking as character arc fixing period of unusual minor digital effect works indulging two years in post-production the final release on December 6th 2002 to a desastrous attendance at movie houses on the targeted U.S. domestic market to the major disappointment for distributing Walt Disney Pictures affiliate Dimension Films with Harvey & Bob Weinstein executive producing, when nevertheless in retrospective this action-movie can convince under in the realm of low-budget exceeding production values especially in costume, camera and action-chereography. © 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)