| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"...it's the action sequences in this movie that sell." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Equilibrium would be a mindless action picture, except that it has a mind." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...not a picture that makes you think very much..." more... |
C |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Christy Lemire |
"...loud and crude, but occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, merely for its sheer ridiculousness." more... |
D |
| E! Online |
"...more interested in video-game-style violence and a high body count than exploring cool story possibilities..." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"While not quite a Matrix replica...Equilibrium duplicates too many elements from its sci-fi predecessor to ignore the comparison." more... |
C- |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"... if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left." more... |
C |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...the best thing about Equilibrium is its impressive look." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...a movie that could be stupider only if it were longer." more... |
D- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It's super- violent, super-serious and super-stupid." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...buckles under its funereal seriousness and pretentious posturing." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a moderately entertaining cautionary tale." more... |
B- |
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