Equilibrium (2002)

the audience applauded

Just perfect...

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I've watched this movie a good few times, it's an easy go to escapism film. I didn't know what to expect the first time I watched it, part 1984 part Fahrenheit 451. But I loved it, it's all handled pretty well and moves at a decent pace and that ending when he's on the lie detector, just brilliant. Of course there's a few plot holes but hey ho let's go and chuck some bullets around that'll get you through

I just watched "Equilibrium" (which I borrowed from the library yesterday) and it's AMAZING! Extremely well done. A powerful warning of our future. It's simply brilliant. Also less violent than I was expecting. The actors do a wonderful job, the plot and script move excellently. It was executed marvelously.

In a fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.Most of the filming used locations in Berlin, due to its unique mixture of fascist and modern architecture. According to the visual effects supervisor Tim McGovern, who worked alongside Kurt Wimmer, the fascist architecture was chosen "to make the individual feel small and insignificant so the government seems more powerful".I think the architecture and everything is spot on, but something still seems off. The film's aesthetic is alright, sort of like a fascist "Dark City", but the message remains unclear. What are they considering a "feeling"? People still obviously get angry here...

What a sorry state of affairs we have when perhaps younger viewers don't know enough about the classics of their genre. This makes it easy for pretentious writers and movie makers to churn out cheap copies of prestigious works by Orwell, Bradury, etc and 'almost' get away with it! Thankfully the box office returns reveal the truth in the final count. The great intelligent stories by acclaimed writers that this moronic near 'parody' tries to rip off deserve respect - but Equilibrium simply offers up a mix of serious plagiarizing and childish special effects. Those who like comics will enjoy this tosh, others will be totally let down. Surprising how IMDb seemed to get this one so wrong - I don't often agree with Rotten Tomatoes but this time they got it right - sign of the times? - the future goes backwards...