Tell me to calm down, you little shit? My kung fu is more powerful than yours. I will destroy you. Prepare youself!
Seriously though, Equilibrium was
horrible. If I let you know just how mind-numbingly transparent the plot is, you will not go into it with high expectations. High expectations will ruin this movie for you, as it is sure to disappoint. You will need the brain crippling effects of at least four very stout beers in you and very low expactations to make this film enjoyable. Then perhaps, it will seem more like an homage than a ripoff of Fahrenheit 451, Logan's Run, and 1984.
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Originally Posted by The sanest person at imdb.com
Ultimately the problem with "Equilibrium" is that it is a victim of it's own plot. Basing the story in a world where emotion and feeling no longer exists, it puts itself into a position where no actor can fulfil his role. Christian Bale puts in an admirably attempt as the emotion virgin who begins to experience for the first time in his life, but he suffers from the fact that it is physically impossible to play any sort of role where no emotion is shown at all. For a dystopian idea, the story is potentially up there with Huxley and Orwell, but it suffers from this lack of practicality and one or two flaws in the plot elements. Adding a sense of "Matrix" style action to the story was a clever idea and it does add a sense of decency to the film, but ultimately the film is just too implaucible and impractical to really make any headway. This film is perhaps worth full marks for effort, but the final result is far from satisfying.
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