In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
It's super- violent, super-serious and super-stupid.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Dec 2002
rotten:
Borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu.
– Kirk Honeycutt,
Hollywood Reporter,
6 Dec 2002
fresh:
This inventive, low-budget science-fiction movie stands on its own, from its bracing, ingenious fight sequences to its literate roots in dystopian fiction.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
6 Dec 2002
rotten:
Matrixian, Orwellian, and boneheadian.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Dec 2002
fresh:
Equilibrium is equal parts video game and GQ fashion spread.