Equals boasts] stunning cinematography, futuristic effects, and an impossibly controlled narrative.

You admire the look and the performances, and some interesting ideas are presented, but everything feels muted and predictable and lacking in spark.

As stiff and rigid as two equals signs, "Equals" is a bland sci-fi romance that is as dull as its scrubbed-clean visual aesthetic.

In a film centered on characters being overwhelmed by stirring emotions, that reaction does not transfer successfully to the audience.