Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
(Region 4) Director: Kurt
Wimmer Cast:-
Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, Sean Pertwee, Angus
McFadyen Extras: Yes Easter Eggs: No Certificate: M15+
Christian
Bale plays a cop in this
futuristic thriller in a world
where feelings have been
subsumed for the greater good
(and to keep people under
control) thanks to the emotion
suppressing drug Libria, Bale
discovers his partner, Sean
Bean, is in fact a rebel, not
taking his regular dose of
Libria and has taken to reading
poetry in abandoned cathedrals,
Bale, a faithful servant of the
state executes Bean but later
begins to question what he has
done and when he meets another
rebel, Emily Watson begins to
question the whole system,
setting up a fantastic showdown
with the powers that be.
Filmed in Berlin and making ample use
of fascist overtones in terms of design and of such locations as the
Olympic Stadium and Templehof Airport Equilibrium looks fantastic,much kudos to DP Dion Bebbe.
Bound to
draw comparisons with a certain series called the Matrix thanks to its
high quota of super fast action sequences and shoot outs but probably
owes more to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
Equilibrium
actually manages to entertain on two levels, not only as a straight out
actioner but also as a think piece with its dystopian Orwellian view of
the future.
Extras:
A pretty straightforward behind the scenes feature called Findingf
Equilibrium and audio commentaries.
