Front Cover |
Actor |
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Christian Bale |
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Sean Bean |
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Taye Diggs |
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Emily Watson |
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Movie Details |
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Language |
English |
Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
Running Time |
100 mins |
Country |
USA |
Color |
Color |
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Plot |
A broad science fiction thriller in a classic vein, Equilibrium takes a respectable stab at a Fahrenheit 451-like cautionary fable. The story finds Earth's post-World War III humankind in a state of severe emotional repression: If no one feels anything, no one will be inspired by dark passions to attack their neighbors. Writer-director Kurt Wimmer's monochromatic, Metropolis-influenced cityscape provides an excellent backdrop to the heavy-handed mission of John Preston (Christian Bale), a top cop who busts "sense offenders" and crushes sentimental, sensual, and artistic relics from a bygone era. Predictably, Preston becomes intrigued by his victims and that which they die to cherish; he stops taking his mandatory, mood-flattening drug and is even aroused by a doomed prisoner (Emily Watson). Wimmer's wrongheaded martial arts/dueling guns motif is sheer silliness (a battle over a puppy doesn't help), but Equilibrium should be seen for Bale's moving performance as a man shocked back to human feeling. --Tom Keogh |
Personal Details |
Seen It |
Yes |
Index |
1463 |
Collection Status |
In Collection |
Links |
Amazon US
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Product Details |
Format |
DVD |
Region |
Region 1 |
Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
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786936181081 |
Release Date |
5/13/2003 |
Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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