Equilibrium
2002
**½
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Bean, Matthew Harbour, William Fichtner, Sean Pertwee
In a totalitarian future, emotions are outlawed and suppressed with mandatory drugs. When a hardened law enforcement officer accidentally skips his dosage, he begins to question his loyalty to the oppressive regime. This dystopian set-up has ingredients for a decent science fiction movie, but it's all just a bit too clunky and heavy-handed. There is very little subtlety when the state's flag is just a variation on the swastika flag. On top of that, the action scenes are rather silly: the stormtroopers in their black helmets stand still and wait to be shot or kicked in slow motion.
