ROTTEN TOMATOES: Critical Consensus: "Aeon Flux" Not Screened. Draw Your Own Conclusions

Critical Consensus: "Aeon Flux" Not Screened. Draw Your Own Conclusions

by Tim Ryan | December 01, 2005

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A cast that includes two Oscar winners (Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand) and some top-flight supporting players (Pete Postlethwaite and Jonny Lee Miller). A big-budget remake of a visionary, unique MTV cartoon. The sophomore film by a director (Karyn Kusama) whose debut ("Girlfight") won high praise (it's at 89 percent on the Tomatometer). So why wasn't "Aeon Flux," this week's only wide release, screened for critics? Uh, no points for guessing.

All we can say at this point is that "Flux" tells the tale of a futuristic assassin who lands herself in a world of trouble. We'd love to tell you what the critics thought of this one, but we can't, because they haven't seen it. So, dear and loyal readers of Critical Consensus, I ask that you guess what the Tomatometer will be. You won't win anything, other than mad props and respect from us here at Rotten Tomatoes.

Recent Films Not Screened For Critics:
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5% -- In the Mix (2005)
8% -- The Fog (2005)
24% -- Cry_Wolf (2005)
0% -- King's Ransom (2005)
14% -- Cursed (2005)

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T.I.G.A. 48 writes:
on Dec 01 2005 04:19 PM

I'm guessing 16%.

And right now I'm closest.

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Nemesis8704 writes:
on Dec 01 2005 04:46 PM

23% for me...

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Impavido writes:
on Dec 01 2005 04:56 PM

Put me down for 14%

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D79 writes:
on Dec 01 2005 05:17 PM

I'm gonna give it the benefit of the doubt...27%.

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CrazyGhost78 writes:
on Dec 01 2005 05:56 PM

I think Charlize Theron will keep it higher than Cry_Wolf, but not by much. From the looks of it, Theron is the only reason to see this movie.

And McDormand, you were in Fargo for god's sake, why would you need to make this pile of trash?

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kenporules writes:
on Dec 01 2005 06:00 PM

22% sounds about right, judging purely by the trailer (which is often a really bad idea).

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vic40186 writes:
on Dec 01 2005 06:53 PM

[b]This film seems to be the worst film of the year.[/b]
I guess a 9% in Tomatometter. Berry Rotten

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a_sad_un-sorry_hashbrown writes:
on Dec 01 2005 07:24 PM

[b]IT's CRAP![/b]
I expect it to be anyway
10-18%-ish

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stankfly writes:
on Dec 01 2005 07:42 PM

[b]34% Users[/b]
I know it's high. Let's face it--There will always be the "faithful" geeks that flock to see this trash. Serenity NOW!!!

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stankfly writes:
on Dec 01 2005 07:45 PM

[b]06% critics[/b]
I am pretty sure that the critics will trash this film. They absolutely hate it when the studios don't allow screenings. Check out Ebert's "finger of shame." Even if it's watchable, they'll still tear it apart for not releasing a screen.

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Jobi-Wan writes:
on Dec 01 2005 09:57 PM

[b]20% Critics[/b]
The only reason to see this would be because charlize theron is fairly attractive, and why is every single advertisment I see on this site for the damn movie, make it stop!!!

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HoneycombSAFARI writes:
on Dec 01 2005 11:01 PM

im gonna go with 57% because it looks mildly original and with so much talent involved to bring to life such rich source material, they cant go to wrong. Man its hard to type and smoke dope at the same time

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Galaxyfilms22 writes:
on Dec 02 2005 12:49 AM

Just saw the movie a few hours ago. And the action is very well done but the story line was lacking big and I could hardly sit through it. The good thing about it was that it was only about 1hr and half. Too many plot holes and not a very orginal story behind it. So I would get it a 2 out 5 stars. And I would say that the critics wont like it much either so probably around 10% maybe.

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Grape Ape writes:
on Dec 02 2005 04:42 AM

10 - 15%. Lets hope Charlize doesn't go the way Halle Berry did after her Oscar win. (Catwoman).

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ChickenWing89 writes:
on Dec 02 2005 05:47 AM

I'm guessing mid/low 40s. 44% will be my guess. Cream of the crop, 36%.

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almeisan writes:
on Dec 02 2005 05:54 AM

10% at best... Critics love to hate bad Sci-Fi.

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AgentIndigo writes:
on Dec 02 2005 06:47 AM

18 to 20 %, which is a shame

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jose_slice writes:
on Dec 02 2005 07:17 AM

[b]23% Critics[/b]
Comics to movie adaptations with a female lead have seemingly all done poorly (Electra, Catwoman). It's unfortunate.

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Enemy writes:
on Dec 02 2005 08:21 AM

"Recent Films Not Screened For Critics:
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:D

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tyler8186 writes:
on Dec 02 2005 08:56 AM

i'm saying 6%
i saw the couple of minutes on MTV
its wierd as f*ck
the editing doesn't make sense
i don't care if its based off some lame Japanimation(for the truly worst geeks only)
the critics will pan this one

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