The Cutting Room will take a look at the strange, fantastic, and sometimes suck-filled moments that end up on screen (but may have been better served on the cutting room floor). Today: Christian Bale Defies Death in Equilibrium.
You know what happens on Sunday afternoons? Action movies. Yep, and if you’re lucky you may end up re-watching one that’s hugely entertaining that leads to a satisfying 90 minutes spent marveling at Steven Seagal’s shirts with inexplicable shoulder pads or listening reverently to Arnold’s thespian delivery of “Geh Doo-Dee Choppppahhh!” However, if not, you’ll end up watching 2002’s Equilibrium starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean (Ned Stark!), and Taye Diggs while laughing your face off at the wholly improbable, sensationally craptastic, overwhelmingly overwrought gunplay, swordplay, and every other play you could imagine. Continue reading