The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide
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Eros (2005)
Summary
Three unrelated stories of love and sexuality. Downey's segment called Equilibrium is about a stressed out 1950s executive spilling his guts to a pre-occupied psychiatrist.
Director
Steven Soderbergh (other 2 segments: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wong Kar-Wai)
Downey Factor
Stars in one-third of the film.
Character
Nick Penrose, a 1950s advertising executive who's having erotic dreams.
Looks
Vintage, black and white.
Performance
Breezy.
Love & Sex
Surprisingly none.
Dies, Gay or Villain
No, no, no.
Cast
Alan Arkin, Ele Keats
Connection
Alan Arkin in Sr.
Time & Place
1950s New York.
Availability
Released in theaters 8 April 2005. On DVD in regions 1 and 2.
Rotten Tomatoes
Critical View
Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post: It's a nice-looking, well-acted silly movie for smart people; ultimately its only excuse for being, as Soderbergh says in his director's statement, is that he wanted his name on a poster with Antonioni.
Desson Thomson, The Washington Post: Soderbergh's Equilibrium is a little too odd to follow or care about.
Does It Hold Up
Yes, mainly because it isn't trying too hard.
2 Reasons to See It
1. You can get 2 stamps on your foreign film passport in one movie—Chinese and Italian!
2. Of all the films he's ever done, this one makes it the easiest to fast forward to his scenes.
Overall
Nothing really holds this movie together and his segment feels more like a skit. Then again, it's mildly entertaining and not much of a time commitment.
If You Like It
You might also like Good Night & Good Luck (2005), Fur (2006), Mad Men
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