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Aeon Flux

PG-13

Released Dec 2, 2005

1h 35m

Sci-Fi

Action

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In the 25th century, the Earth's population has dwindled to a surviving five million following a devastating virus that almost resulted in the extinction of all human life 400 years earlier. Confined to one city-state, a group of rebels, led by Handler (Frances McDormand), seeks to destroy the oppressive government -- first, by assassinating a high-ranking chairman (Marton Csokas). Tasked with this mission, Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) must integrate herself in a world of deceit and mystery.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Tasha Robinson

AV Club

A slick-looking action movie with too much exposition and a weighty, pretentious tone.

May 13, 2006

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

An effort that's somehow both depressing and trivial.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

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

Rated: 2/5

Feb 18, 2006

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

The script is full of nonsense, apart from being unnecessarily complicated. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 28, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

It has the unmistakable hollowed-out, jerkily-paced feel that comes when scenes have been ripped out more for reasons of running time than narrative clarity.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 19, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: C-

Oct 3, 2012

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Antoine C

Very underrated film. We know now that the film was heavily cut by the producers but it still shows some amazing futurist locations and costumes. The choreography of Charlize Theron jumps are also pure visual beauty. If the second part of the film seems to rush to the smart ending we can guess what the film could have been without the producer's cuts. In some way, films are traces of projects and imagination and you need to enjoy the traces of the invisible film as much as the film itself on the screen. Aeon Flux is this kind of film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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peter S

Theron is so beautifully sublime in this movie that it's hard not to take much joy in watching her. The cinematography has an anime feel that is quite pleasant. The story is solid and imaginative but it doesn't flow as well as it should. The sound is the movies weakness. I had to take it down during the action moments and turn it up for the dialogues.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Badger P

I liked the movie to some extent but it is a little dull and weird making it hard for some to follow. I think the editing is what lowered the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Dr. A

One of the most compelling visions for far-future technology I've ever seen in a film. Nothing looks like technology as we understand it, but rather tends to be naturalistic and integrated seamlessly into its surroundings. It is a clever realization that at the far end of the chain of progress, things won't look more technological, but less. The pacing and score give room for this world to breathe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Richard L

Surprisingly dull for a sci-fi action film based on an anime. The story is dry and poorly paced, with impactless action and constant info dumps, and designs are too clinical to save it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Gareth v

A lazy, and proposterous screenplay combined with paint by numbers action scenes results in arguably the worst movie of Charlize Theron career.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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Karyn Kusama

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Charlize Theron

Aeon Flux

Marton Csokas

Trevor Goodchild

Jonny Lee Miller

Oren Goodchild

Sophie Okonedo

Sithandra

Frances McDormand

Handler

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Synopsis

In the 25th century, the Earth's population has dwindled to a surviving five million following a devastating virus that almost resulted in the extinction of all human life 400 years earlier. Confined to one city-state, a group of rebels, led by Handler (Frances McDormand), seeks to destroy the oppressive government -- first, by assassinating a high-ranking chairman (Marton Csokas). Tasked with this mission, Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) must integrate herself in a world of deceit and mystery.

Director: Karyn Kusama
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Van Toffler
Screenwriter: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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