I went into the theater with high expectations for this movie since I consider (like many others) Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium to be an underrated stroke of genius. I was severely disappointed by this movie, not only with the dialogue and lack of coherency and plot, but because a decent actor (William Fichtner) and a good director managed to not make this work. Fichtner was underused as a character, and Wimmer must have gone on a mental vacation while filming this. Milla Jovovich should stick to Resident Evil movies, and Cameron Bright needs to crawl in a hole somewhere. He has the power to ruin most every movie he's in, so why do directors continually give him work? The plot line...alright I couldn't really find one, but it hardly made any sense. With little to no background on the characters or the reasons why humanity has "evolved" the way it did were left completely out of the picture. The main villain was nothing more than a joke, and I don't have enough space or patience to explain my dislike of him. A minor point, but one I need to make, is that the film was far too short. Everything was rushed into and crammed together so that it made hardly any sense. If it could have been stretched out by another half hour or so, things could have flowed more naturally (although it still probably wouldn't make up for how bad this film is).
That's the bad (and not even all of it). Here's the good: the fight sequences and the use of color. The fights were beautifully choreographed and really the only things that kept me watching this movie. The colors were bold and vibrant, and even though their constant changing was never explained (like so many other things), they were very nice to look at for an hour and a half.
The only reason I gave this film a five instead of a two or three is because I'm giving Wimmer a break and I'm holding out hope for him. After the way he was treated by Dimension Studios, I can't blame him entirely for this travesty. Plus, I know that he has more talent and skill to make a better movie in the future. Hopefully he'll go to a different studio and they'll give him the creative freedom he needs to deliver us another film on par with Equilibrium.
That's the bad (and not even all of it). Here's the good: the fight sequences and the use of color. The fights were beautifully choreographed and really the only things that kept me watching this movie. The colors were bold and vibrant, and even though their constant changing was never explained (like so many other things), they were very nice to look at for an hour and a half.
The only reason I gave this film a five instead of a two or three is because I'm giving Wimmer a break and I'm holding out hope for him. After the way he was treated by Dimension Studios, I can't blame him entirely for this travesty. Plus, I know that he has more talent and skill to make a better movie in the future. Hopefully he'll go to a different studio and they'll give him the creative freedom he needs to deliver us another film on par with Equilibrium.