Equilibrium

Pros: Good looking, but the Xerox machine is a little blurry.
Cons: Stoop down, turn around, pick a bale of clichés.

Equilibrium (2002) After you’ve watched a few movies that deal with the bleak future science fiction writers apparently feel is in store for us, you can begin to spot the cliché and predict what’s going to happen all too easily. And ...

Pros: acting, visuals, action.
Cons: not as deep as the films that influenced it, very improbable.

The best art, in whatever forms it takes, is often totally under-appreciated in it's time. Vincent Van-gough cut off half of his ear when his work failed to sell, yet today any one of his paintings would sell for, at least, millions. Likewise in the field ...

Pros: Interesting story, great acting, great action sequences, highly entertaining fare...
Cons: Not entirely original...

Great science fiction has nothing to do with aliens or space travel. Truly outstanding stories are rooted in humanity. Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert Heinlein come to mind as masterful writers of this intelligent, thoughtful, and often ...

Pros: Great action. Compelling story. Emotionally powerful.
Cons: Completely unoriginal.

Portrayals of a dark and forboding future are often the themes in works of science fiction. Fear of the unknown can lead to some pretty ominous fantasies about the direction mankind is head in. Equilibrium is one such movie that tells of a not too ...

Pros: Thought-provoking. Great script, awesome performance from Bale. And the ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons: The ladies just aren't very lucky around here.

Feelings are so complicated. They drive us into doing the strangest things. Some prefer to follow their feelings; others assert that logic is the way to go. But I suppose it could be argued that your feelings dictate where your logic will go. You ...

Pros: Bale, Bean , MacFayden, Watson and Diggs , cinematography , music -Heck the whole thing!
Cons: Lags a little in the last act. Some details need clarification.

What is the matter with us? Do we have to be led by the nose (or other parts) to choose an entertai ...

Pros: As action packed as a John Woo flick, with far more emotional depth.
Cons: Borrows liberally from past works; but this may not really be a con.

Equilibrium (2002) Written and Directed by Kurt Wimmer   "In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could ...

Pros: some of the coolest action sequences ever, Christian Bale
Cons: there’s a storyline as well

The story goes as follows. Sometime in the not too distant future there’s another world war. The survivors decide that they’ve had just about enough of this crap, so they decide to do away with war for good. The way they do this is simple. The new ...

Pros: The world in which the characters reside. Christian Bale.
Cons: Plot holes. Dimension Films lack of support.

It not so distant future, after World War III, mankind has decided that the only way to prevent another devastating war is to rid the population of all feeling. All senses, good or bad, are to be eliminated from man and woman by drug and all items that...

Pros: action, story, acting, directing, basically everything
Cons: cliches, but not horrible ones

There are few movies I see twice while still in theaters, "Equilibrium" is one of them. It doesn't try to show off, yet it has some of most jaw-dropping scenes of martial arts you'll ever see. It's a crafty and uplifting thriller that will be enjoyed by...

Pros: Action, looks and story.
Cons: Visible influences from a lot of sources.

Many people compared this movie to the "Matrix", which I love, so I decided to add it to my movie collection. When I watched it for the first time I was pleasantly surprised that it was as good as the Matrix and maybe in some ways even better. But it ...

Pros: A fine dystopia, featuring fine filming and restrained, but superb, acting by a stellar cast.
Cons: It transcends its cliches, but they are there.

Late last year, friends started telling me about Equilibrium. The reviews were rave, but they also tended to compare the film, not unfavorably, with The Matrix. The combination of that comparison and trouble finding Equilibrium on ...

Pros: Fantastic cast, action, set design
Cons: Too bad it didn't get discovered until DVD.

EQUILIBRIUM is George Orwell's 1984 meets THE MATRIX. This is the directing breakout of screenwriter Kurt Wimmer. The future is bleak and sterile where people are devoid of emotion thanks to a drug they inject on a daily basis called Prozium. This is a ...

Pros: Superb acting, interesting fight scenes, hot men (Christian, Taye)
Cons: Too many people liken it to the Matrix

In Equilibrium, a sci-fi / action thriller that was the first attempt at filming "the movie in the big leagues" by director Kurt Wimmer, the film is reminiscent of "1984", "A Brave New World", and even "The Matrix", but not completely similar to them. ...

Pros: -Great fight sequences -Great story -Christian Bale (need I say more?)
Cons: None

You probably think it’s a low budget matrix film, but it’s a really good low budget matrix film! Starring Christian Bale (Batman Begins), Taye Diggs (Chicago), Emily Watson (The Water Horse), and Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) Directed by ...