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Equinox

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Henry Petosa (Matthew Modine) and Freddy Ace (also Modine) are identical twins who were separated at birth and now lead their own lives in the same city, each entirely unaware of the other. While Henry is a working-class guy involved with both a wealthy girlfriend (Lara Flynn Boyle) and a prostitute (Marisa Tomei), Freddy has a wife (Lori Singer) and works as a hit man. When the brothers stand to inherit a fortune from their birth mother, they are abruptly reunited, leading to conflict.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 4/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Though socially-minded in its concern for the moral decay of urban society, Equinox suffers from the usual Rudolph problems, low-key tone and incoherent text, made worse by Matthew Modine flat performance in a dual role. Rated: 1/4 Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Typically twisted Rudolph, with a great cast Rated: 4/5 Jan 30, 2004 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Jul 29, 2002 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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mike g what is missed by the reviews is the layered psychological complexity. Living with consuming fear vs living with none. About growing up in an orphanage and learning to be hard vs growing up with an emotionally disturbed father, who fails ti teach his son about personal power. It show cases the lives of those who obviously suffered coming up and how those early injuries continue to haunt them. Like so many movies about the the psychologically injured, no one goes to a therapist - no one sorts it out. This movie is sublime and its power is easily missed, as is evidenced by all the negative reviews. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Includes some of the infamous Alan Rudolph quirkiness, but not enough. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member For this sort of film to resonate, the inner mood of the characters must be reflected, but with Modine's flat performances, the main character remains frustratingly opaque. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting drama from a under rated and over looked director rudolph. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I know it's supposed to be a little tongue-in-cheek, but sometimes it's hard to tell whether the filmmakers are doing something on purpose or if it's just a case of bad amateurish filmmaking. Either way, it's all cheesy fun once the claymation monsters show up and there are definitely some interesting visual tricks on display. It's nothing really that special though, and it's not without its fair share of dull moments. Supposedly one of the movies that inspired The Evil Dead, the influences and similarities are clear, even if it's not exactly the same type of movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Horrible acting, shotty special effects, and sloppy transitions... and I LOVED IT! There's something interesting about watching a movie like this that freeze frames the era when it was made. I wasn't too happy with the ending and I pretty much saw it coming but it was great to laugh at the movie throughout. I think it was unintentionally funny because for the most part this movie took itself VERY seriously. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Henry Petosa (Matthew Modine) and Freddy Ace (also Modine) are identical twins who were separated at birth and now lead their own lives in the same city, each entirely unaware of the other. While Henry is a working-class guy involved with both a wealthy girlfriend (Lara Flynn Boyle) and a prostitute (Marisa Tomei), Freddy has a wife (Lori Singer) and works as a hit man. When the brothers stand to inherit a fortune from their birth mother, they are abruptly reunited, leading to conflict.
Director
Alan Rudolph
Producer
David Blocker
Screenwriter
Alan Rudolph
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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