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A man who dares to feel finds his life in danger in this cautionary science fiction drama. In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much of the Earth's population, a new nation known as Libria rises up under the unquestioned leadership of Dupont (Angus MacFadyen). Believing human emotions and their expression were to blame for the failings of past societies, The Father has decreed that all citizens must take a daily dose of Prozia II, a drug which levels out the emotional landscape, and that all forms of creative expression are against the law; violating either regulation can be punished by death. John Preston (Christian Bale) is a Grammaton, an elite law enforcement officer who tracks down and punishes "sense offenders." One day, Preston accidentally fails to take his Prozia II, and for the first time begins experiencing emotions himself. Preston becomes aware of an underground of rebels who refuse to take their medication and have embraced art and literature, and he finds himself becoming infatuated with one of their number, Mary O'Brian (Emily Watson). Equilibrium is the second feature-length directorial effort from Kurt Wimmer, whose screenwriting credits include The Thomas Crown Affair and Sphere. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Features
Feature commentary with director Kurt Wimmer
Additional Music - Geoff Zanelli
Additional Music - Ramin Djawadi
ADR Editor - Dean Beville
Animal Trainer/Wrangler - Filmtierschule Schweunicke
Armorer - Bernd Rautenberg
Art Director - Justin Warburton-Brown
Associate Producer - Ninon Tantet
Camera Operator - Daniele Massaccesi
Camera Operator - Sebastian Meuschel
Camera Operator - Nick Milner
Camera Operator - Gian Maria Majorana
Casting - Jeanne McCarthy
Casting - Juel Bestrop
Casting - Lucinda Syson
Casting - Annette Borgmann
Casting - Euro Ean
Cinematographer - Harvey Harrison
Cinematographer - Dion Beebe
Composer (Music Score) - Klaus Badelt
Costume Designer - Joseph Porro
Costume Designer - Costanza Bastanti
Costume/Wardrobe - Jackie Cheng
Costume/Wardrobe - Barbara Köppe
Costume/Wardrobe - Miriam Meuschel
Costume/Wardrobe - Kara Owens
Costume/Wardrobe - Swenja Selphmann
Costumes Supervisor - Jeane Rosone
Costumes Supervisor - Barbara Jager
Department Head Armorer - Gerd Feuchter
Dialogue Editor - Harry B. Miller III
Dialogue Editor - Fred Judkins
Dialogue Editor - Cameron Steenhagen
Digital Effects - Digital Firepower
Draftsman - George Richardson
Draftsman - Stephan O. Gessler
Draftsman - Sarah Horton
Executive in Charge of Production - Jim Glander
Executive in Charge of Production - Kevin Hyman
Executive Music Producer - Randy Spendlove
Executive Producer - Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer - Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer - Andrew Rona
Fights Choreographer - Jim Vickers
First Assistant Director - Andrew Robinson
First Assistant Director - Brian W. Cook
First Assistant Director - Luca Lachin
First Assistant Director - Mark Taylor
First Assistant Director - Inti Carboni
First Assistant Director - Tonja Schürmann
First Assistant Director - Paul Goldsmith
Foley Artist - Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist - Edward M. Steidele
Foley Artist - Matt Duttman
Foley Recordist - Brian Ruberg
Foley Recordist - Lane Burch
Foley Recordist - Shawn Kenelly
Hair Styles - Björn Rehbein
Hair Styles - Mauro Tamagnini
Key Hairstylist - Hasso Von Hugo
Key Make-up - Hasso Von Hugo
Location Manager - Mark Stehli
Makeup - Tanja Drewitz
Makeup - Luigi Rocchetti
Makeup - Caroline Spill
Music Editor - Vicki Hiatt
Music Editor - Stephanie Lowry
Music Editor - Richie Nieto
Musical Direction/Supervision - Joe Rangel
Production Coordinator - Cecilia Alvarenga
Production Coordinator - Imke Sommerkamp
Production Designer - Wolf Kroeger
Production Designer - Stefano M. Ortolani
Production Manager - Dieter Stempnierwsky
Production Manager - Vito Colazzo
Production Supervisor - Enzo Sisti
Re-Recording Mixer - Sam Lehmer
Re-Recording Mixer - Jeffrey Perkins
Recording - Charlie Ajar, Jr.
Scenic Artist - Richard Gordon
Scenic Artist - Peter King
Script Supervisor - Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor - Stella D'Onofrio
Second Unit Assistant Director - Ian Cameron
Second Unit Camera - Peter Taylor
Second Unit Director - Harvey Harrison
Second Unit Makeup - Valeska Schitthelm
Set Dresser - Carlo Gervasi
Sound Effects Director - Donald Flick
Sound Effects Director - William Jacobs
Sound Effects Director - Dana Gustafson
Sound Effects Director - Byron Miller
Sound Effects Director - Greg Ten Bosch
Sound Effects Director - Martin Lopez
Sound Effects Director - Jon I. Meter
Sound Mixer - Frank Kruse
Sound/Sound Designer - Byron Miller
Special Effects - Pacific Title & Art Studio
Special Effects - RIOT Pictures
Special Effects - Post Logic Studios
Special Effects Supervisor - Tim McGovern
Steadicam Operator - Sebastian Meuschel
Storyboard Artist - Mark Lambert Bristol
Storyboard Artist - Stephen Werblun
Stunts Coordinator - Stefano Mioni
Stunts Coordinator - Jim Vickers
Supervising Art Director - Eric Olson
Supervising Sound Editor - Stephen Flick
Supervising Sound Editor - Peter A. Brown
For action movie fans, it's rare to find a film that has anything on it's mind other than trying to out-explode the biggest and latest brainless romp in the theaters. With director Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium, audiences were given a little more to chew on, deliberately echoing Orwell's 1984, with touches of Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 just to be safe. While some scoured at the heavy-handedness of the science fiction material and the lack of originality in the ideas, those who stayed were treated to one of the freshest films in a now-tired genre. By inventing a fighting technique known as "Gun-Kata," the filmmakers created an excuse for filmgoers to buy into some of the most stylish, fun, and kinetic gun battles this side of Hong Kong cinema. Far too easily compared with The Matrix, this low-budgeter relies on virtually no wire-work and instead turns the focus onto the play of light, well-staged choreography, and fierce editing as its main filmmaking allies. It's surprising then that some of the film's best moments are the most quiet ones. Christian Bale's awakening to the senses he's been taught and bred to ignore is note-perfect and the most memorable of the film. With equally strong performances from the rest of the cast and gorgeous art design surrounding them, Equilibrium deserved more of a chance than its studio, Dimension, originally gave it upon release. And while the ideas it embraced admittedly weren't the most original, they are timeless and strong enough to be reexamined and interpreted every so often by artists such as these. Exciting, beautiful, and filled with probably more intelligence than it should have, Equilibrium is the thing that cult classics are made of. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
