Stars: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Angus MacFadyen, Taye Diggs, Sean Bean, William Fichtner

Director: Kurt Wimmer

Summary: Much of the Earth's population has been destroyed by a Third World War and a new nation has emerged. Libria is ruled by The Father who forces all citizens to take a daily mind-altering drug called Prozia 2...

In a futuristic society where the government requires the people to stay tranquil and submissive by taking a psychological drug, people no longer have emotions. Because of this, there are no more wars. But when one of the enforcement agents realizes that maybe peaceful oblivion is not the answer, he thinks about overthrowing his oppressors.

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A broad science fiction thriller in a classic vein, Equilibriumtakes 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 neighbours. 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/duelling guns motif is sheer silliness (a battle over a puppy doesn't help), but Equilibriumshould be seen for Bale's moving performance as a man shocked back to human feeling. --Tom Keogh

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - 1. Kurt Wimmer - Director, 2. Lucas Foster - Director, Featurette - 1. FINDING EQUILIBRIUM, Trailers, TV Spots, JUMP TO FIGHT - scene selection, GUN KATA illustrative gallery
Year:	2002
Release Date:	October 6, 2003
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M P 240 D
Keywords:	General, Fiction, Science, Horror, Sci, Fi, Equilibrium
Genre:	Science Fiction