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The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide

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Eros (2005)

Tags: Supporting Role, Drama, Middlers, Independent, Black and White, Career Trajectory: Making a Comeback, Period Piece,Weirdness

Summary

Three unrelated stories of love and sexuality. Downey's segment called "Equilibrium" is about a stressed out ad exec spilling his guts to a pre-occupied psychiatrist.

Direction

Steven Soderbergh (other 2 segments: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wong Kar-Wai)

Critical View

Desson Thomas, Washington Post: Soderbergh's "Equilibrium" is a little too odd to follow or care about.

Downey Factor

Stars in one-third of the film.

Character

Nick Penrose, a stressed out '50s advertising executive who's having erotic dreams.

Looks

Vintage, black and white.

Performance

Breezy

Love & Sex

Despite the excessive use of the word 'erotic' on this page, none.

Dies, Gay or Villain

No, no, no.

Other Actors

Alan Arkin, Ele Keats

Connection

Alan Arkin in Due Date

Release

April 2005 (limited)

Availability

Released on DVD in regions 1 and 2

Rotten Tomatoes

38% Fresh | 55 Reviews

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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