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    Equilibrium
    Genre: Science Fiction

    Reviewed In Issue 73 (June 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee, Matthew Harbour & William Fichtner

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.video.com
    http://www.dimensionfilms.com
    Special Features
    Includes a four-minute Finding Equilibrium featurette, audio commentary by director Kurt Wimmer, an additional commentary track with Wimmer and producer Lucas Foster. There are also some up-front ads.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Dimension Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 26095
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Violence
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 107
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2002
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 05/13/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Kurt Wimmer
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    Story Synopsis:
    In the not-too-distant future, the Equilibrium of humankind has been altered by the illegality of all things that cause emotion. A special police squad has been assembled to enforce an emotion-blocking drug. But when one agent (Bale) misses his own dose, he discovers a new world of sensation and gains passion to fight for freedom. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a picture that can be stylized from one extreme to another. Images can have a very crisp, clean appearance with excellent facial features and textures, while other scenes appear extremely soft or blurred. Colors have a bit of a desaturated appearance, with cold gray and blue hues, or, in visual contrast, are richly saturated with browns and reds with warm fleshtones. Blacks can be deep and solid, but are a bit washed out in some scenes. Edge enhancement can be a problem at times, and there is some minor pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack varies between subtle to moderate, enveloping spatiality, and aggressive, energetic dimensional engagement. The audio can be rather loud and strident at times. There

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