AEON FLUX (Theatrical Release USA 2005)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.4|5.0 Starsìì

Æon Flux—good concept, great actors, innovative stunts and action scenes—fails in depth, warmth, and reason for telling its story.

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Storyline

Æon Flux (Charlize Theron), ordered by an underground group to rid the city of its corrupt government, finds her city of Bregna’s entire population has an unbelievable secret.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Karyn Kusama for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Tom Rosenberg and Van Toffler for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Oren Goodchild (Jonny Lee Miller), Sithandra (Sophie Okonedo),Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), Handler (Frances McDormand), Keeper (Pete Postlethwaite), Una Flux (Amelia Warner), Freya (Caroline Chikezie), and Claudius (Nikolai Kinski). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. Better choices for female-driven sci-fi films are Resident Evil or Underworld.

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