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Aeon Flux (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 97

Fresh: 10

Rotten:87

Average Rating: 3.3/10

Consensus: Aeon Flux lacks the gravity-defying pace of its animated predecessor, and, despite some flash, is largely a dull affair.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on... Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on MTV, the live-action feature film version stars Charlize Theron, in jet black hair, as the secret agent of the title. Aeon Flux is a Monican who has been ordered to assassinate Trevor Goodchild (Martin Csokas), the leader of Bregna--a futuristic walled city that is the last vestige of humanity on 25th-century earth. But a long-buried memory prevents her from killing him, ultimately making both of them targets. As Trevor battles his brother, Oren (Jonny Lee Miller), for control of Bregna, Aeon seeks revenge for the murder of her sister (Amelia Warner) while also being hunted down by her former partner, Sithandra (Sophie Okonedo). At the center of it all is a secret that threatens to tear everything apart. Theron, who performed most of her own stunts, glides through the film in barely-there outfits, while also jumping, running, slinking, diving, and cartwheeling her way through dangerous situations, recalling the gorgeous movements made by the animated version. The film alternates between stark gray-and-white sets and brilliant splashes of red, green, and yellow, adding a vibrancy that befits a cartoon adaptation. The taut script, by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (who previously teamed up on CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL), delves deep into the relationships of siblings that often border between love and hate. Graeme Revell's smart score never overwhelms the action, which involves a lot of automatic weapons, and Oscar winner Frances McDormand and Oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite feature in small roles. [More]

Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo

Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Nikolai Kinski

Director: Karyn Kusama

Director: Karyn Kusama
Screenwriter: Matt Manfredi, Phil Hay
Composer: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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stodgy and listless futuristic thriller that only ever echoes other cinematic sci-fi tomorrows.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/18/08
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film
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The 15-year-old MTV cartoon on which it is based must be better than this.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment 1 Comment
01/20/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]

An effort that’s somehow both depressing and trivial.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Dashingly beautiful but distressingly dumb.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
02/25/06
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

It's made with some style, but flags after the first rip-roaring action moments.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/18/06
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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This year's Catwoman, a disaster of truly seismic proportions.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
02/17/06
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

Theron looks terrific and the cast do the best they can with the material they're given, but someone really should have written Aeon a snappy comeback or two.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
02/16/06
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Preposterous, pretentious and surprisingly dull...

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/14/06
Neil Smith
BBC
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The performances are plastic...

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
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Kusama (Girlfight) and her writers play it dead straight, and the result isn't nearly as much fun as it should be.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
01/26/06
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Even Theron's sexy catsuit acrobatics can't prevent boredom from setting in as the film's unimaginative production design and dull dialogue take precedence.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
06/15/09
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

One would have expected something this cheesy to go direct-to-video %u2014 or at most to Showtime, on late at night.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
04/11/09
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique
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10/18/08
Time Out New York

Between bouts of gun fights and acrobatics, "Aeon Flux" is a dreadfully boring and incomprehensible mess with a screenplay that constantly jumps between clunky to just plain embarrassing...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
08/19/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

There isn't a hint of the actress who earned her Oscar for Monster in this blank performance.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

a live-action feature that captures all too depressingly the original TV cartoon's evolution from inventive weirdfest to a more run-of-the-mill brand of dystopian cyberpunk.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/02/07
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

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06/22/07
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr

A story that is both poorly conceived and badly told.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Between Charlize's skimpy, spandex outfits and the equally-sparse, angular modernistic architecture this readily digestible, if implausible sci-fi adventure is laced with enough surprises to keep you engaged throughout.

Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | comment Comment
01/23/07
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine

The camera drools over each titilating catfight and gazelle-like leap.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
10/14/06
Matt Bradley
Christian Science Monitor
 
 
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