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Based on the animated series by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux imagines a future in which 99 percent of the world's population is killed through industrial disease, and the survivors live in a single city tha... read more read more...t, despite utopian appearances, is quite totalitarian. Disinclined to embrace any particular ideology outside of a hatred for Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), the leader of the council that governs the walled city, hyper-sexualized assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) seeks to bring about a revolution. Retaining the title character's trademark jet-black hair and sleek, revealing clothing, this film adaptation fleshes out the story behind the sexual and romantic tension between Aeon and Trevor. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006

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  • August 3, 2011
    Aeon Flux is a pointless action film that can only be described as a complete mess. The action was elaborate, but I felt there was too much going on to make this a good film. The film focused more on the action and special effects than it did on story and substance. Theres very l... read moreittle going on in the film to really make this a memorable action film. I love mindless action films, but Aeon Flux misses the mark in that respect. The acting I felt was sloppy and the directing wasn't that great. The way the story moved along was pretty clumsy and I really lost interest after a while. This is one of Charlize Theron's worst films and what really sucks is that Aeon Flux could have been something good. Instead the film is a lazy attempt at trying to dazzle the viewer with great special effects that tries to cover up the paper thin story and wooden acting. The idea of the film was good, but it was poorly executed and the results are a film that mildly entertaining but never reaches its potential and by the time the credits role, you realize how much Aeon Flux was a mediocre picture that could have been much better. Whats really a shame is that theres some good, talented actors such as Frances McDormand and Pete Postlethwaite are wasted here. Aeon Flux could have been a great film, but the filmmakers opted to conjure a special effects laden film instead, which doesn't work.
  • September 7, 2010
    Sadly, this is nothing like its animated counterpart. It's stupid, corny, pretentious and horribly acted. It retains none of the elements that made the TV show so cool. Charlize Theron certainly looks the part, but she just doesn't put forth the effort necessary to play a machine... read more gun wielding assassin. Some of the concepts are just downright hard to believe (hand-feet???). The only thing I liked was the girl fight really. The CGI is almost hard to watch, it looks as though some things were even unfinished. I really wish I could say this is enjoyable on some level, but it's really not.
  • July 29, 2010
    a really wierd movie. its not horrible but its not good. its okay but if your not missing anything. C
  • April 23, 2010
    I couldn't work out what the flux was going on most of the time. That's it's main problem, style over content but even then, it's not that stylish - or at least it's been done better and many, many times before. If they'd have spent as much as they had on the writers as they'd sp... read moreend on the SFX it would have been pretty good! Did anyone else expect Pete Postlethwaite to say 'I bring you love' in a high pitched voice? ;o)
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    January 23, 2010
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    When it first started it seemed to have alot going for it, but when the action and severely bad dialogue kicked in, it got way too cheesy!
  • November 6, 2009
    This is a pretty cool film. If you liked Dune and watch programmes on the Sci Fi channel then you will like and probably have already seen this. I compare it to Dune because it is a bit odd and completely unbelievable. If you like your characters with emotions then stay clear.
  • August 23, 2009
    Just when you thought Charlize Theron couldn't get any skankier-Whammo guess again, Ben 10. I am not a Theron Hater, I just hate that she hardly thinks before throwing on this pathetic leather jumpsuit (which also makes her look like a broomstick is shoved up her wazoo-No wait, a... read more broomstick IS shoved up there!) and letting herself be cartoonized once more.
    It's another case of " Oops, they suckered me-Another 15 bucks down the bloody drain" Again, writing this, I shake my head. It wasn't horrible, it was horrifying.
    The cinematics and style are electrifyingly awesome...for ten minutes. Then the flashy flipping around on impossibly high heels, and dodging an incredible (even compared to the Matrix) amount of bullets got boring. Beyond boring, it was draining. I simply couldn't focus on the plot after so many acrobatic feats left me dazed and confused(Slow Ride, Take it Easy!! LOL I went home and watched that).
    Soon, I came to understand that there was no danger in the film to any of the main characters but her former partner, and stopped caring what happened. The theme, of course is that Human dependency on goverment and technology will end us(also something vague about immortality and the moral obligations against it)-a very common Sci-Fi theme. The characters of course, followed a very strict code of one-dimensionality and dispensibility. The villian attempted some two-dimensionality in his relationship with Aeon, yet failed because, once again, we've seen it all before.
    All in all-Been there, won't do that again. Jeesh.
  • August 1, 2009
    average action flick. charlize theron is HOT as usual
  • June 11, 2009
    HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I RATED THIS MOVIE?!?! wait is this the one with the monkey-girl with hands for feet?? or was that ultraviolet? or maybe V for Vendetta? god theyre all the same exact movie arent they... anyway dont see it
  • October 13, 2008
    The Perfect World Meets The Perfect Assassin

    Based on the animated series by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux imagines a future in which 99 percent of the world's population is killed through industrial disease, and the survivors live in a single city that, despite utopian appearan... read moreces, is quite totalitarian. Disinclined to embrace any particular ideology outside of a hatred for Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), the leader of the council that governs the walled city, hyper-sexualized assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) seeks to bring about a revolution. Retaining the title character's trademark jet-black hair and sleek, revealing clothing, this film adaptation fleshes out the story behind the sexual and romantic tension between Aeon and Trevor.

    Review
    I was overall pleased with this movie it provided entertainment and nice effects. It takes us out of our own time in many ways. The plot is familiar for anyone who has seen Logan's Run or even knows the basic plot, however it is not meant to teach complex lessons. It also has elements that remind me of Minority Report. This movie is predictable at times and has a weak ending. The movie leaves open a few loose ends in the plot and a lot to be desired. This movie had some weak connections to the ideas behind Kill Bill without the excessive violence or mind games.

Critic Reviews


Michael Atkinson
December 9, 2005
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

The enormous, and probably impossible, amount of style and wit required to resuscitate the original cartoon into something with real faces, bodies, gravity, and locations is beyond Kusama. Full Review

John Anderson
December 9, 2005
John Anderson, Newsday

A failure even on the action-adventure/vicarious-butt-kicking level. Full Review

Jami Bernard
December 5, 2005
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

In the dystopian future, apparently, women will be bendable Barbies in leather scanties, and everyone will speak like brain-dead robots. Full Review

A.O. Scott
December 5, 2005
A.O. Scott, New York Times

Aeon Flux is best appreciated for the costumes, the sets and Charlize Theron's haughty athleticism.

David Hiltbrand
December 5, 2005
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer

We know it's the future because everyone has the most ridiculous hairdos.

Lisa Rose
December 5, 2005
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The picture climaxes with the crashing of a blimp, an image that encapsulates the Hindenburg scale of its failure. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
December 5, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

One would figure, after 400 years of bad action movies, that leaders would learn: If a woman comes at you dressed in a tight jumpsuit, duck. Full Review

Justin Chang
December 5, 2005
Justin Chang, Variety

Spectacularly silly. Full Review

Michael Rechtshaffen
December 5, 2005
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

Simultaneously silly, ostentatious and terribly boring.

Tom Maurstad
December 5, 2005
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News

There's no way to say it but to come right out with it: Aeon Flux is a good movie. Actually, it's a really good movie. Full Review

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