Equilibrium
Miramax Films | Release Date: December 6, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
10
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60
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Equilibrium improves as it rolls along -- either that or, ironically, it wears down the senses until the viewer succumbs. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The best thing about Equilibrium is its impressive look. Along with its generally fine cast and some well-choreographed fights, that goes a long way to making the movie watchable -- despite its underlying stupidity. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A preachy parable stylized with a touch of John Woo bullet ballet. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Mostly plays like a routine thriller with a classy cast. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Not a picture that makes you think very much -- except to wonder why the studios keep making movies like this. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Just because it's a good idea doesn't mean it's easy to do well. Screenwriter-turned-director Kurt Wimmer has a hard time keeping his actors from, well, acting a lot of the time. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
This operates at the intellectual level of the old "Star Trek" in its limp last season, and the professed humanism is belied by the extreme violence and Nazi-chic production design (not to mention a voice-over that traces the outlawing of emotion to "the revolutionary precept of the hate crime"). Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Flashy, "MATRIX"-style action sequences trump ideas; it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story. Read full review
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