Aeon Flux Movie Review 2005

It's hard to fault a movie that's ostensibly about Charlize Theron in spandex shooting people, so why bother trying? Based on the MTV cartoon, Kusama's sci fi/actioner is a goofy guilty pleasure that succeeds largely due to Theron's on-screen charisma. Set 400 years in the future, after a plague has wiped out most of humanity, survivors live in a walled city called Bregna, ruled by the fascist government of Trevor Goodchild (Csokas). A resistance movement sends their top assassin, Aeon Flux (Theron), to dispatch Goodchild, but Aeon soon realizes that there might be some disturbing truths behind her brave new world. Sure, things get cheesy, but Kusama has a lot of fun with her wonky futuristic designs.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Action-Thriller, Sci Fi, TV Series, Adapted from Television, Adapted from a Cartoon, Spies & Espionage, Future Shock, Martial Arts, Anti-Heroes, Rebel With a Cause

Screenplay

Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Cast

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

Cinematography

Stuart Dryburgh

Director

Karyn Kusama

Music

Graeme Revell

Other

Manfred Banach, Peter Honess, Plummy Tucker, Jeff Gullo, Dave Warren, Sarah Horton, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor, Andrew McAlpine

Producer

Gale Anne Hurd, David Gale, Gary Lucchesi, Gregory Goodman, Martha Griffin, Lakeshore Entertainment, Valhalla Motion Pictures, MTV Films, Paramount