Æon Flux (2005)

Director:

Karyn Kusama

Writers (WGA):

Phil Hay (written by) &
Matt Manfredi (written by) ...

Release Date:

2 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Perfect World Meets The Perfect Assassin

Plot:

Aeon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is a sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Disease | Buxom | Dictator | Gun

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Charlize Theron	...	Æon Flux
Marton Csokas	...	Trevor Goodchild
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Oren Goodchild
Sophie Okonedo	...	Sithandra
Frances McDormand	...	Handler
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Keeper
Amelia Warner	...	Una Flux
Caroline Chikezie	...	Freya
Nikolai Kinski	...	Claudius
Paterson Joseph	...	Giroux
Yangzom Brauen	...	Inari
Aoibheann O'Hara	...	Scientist
Thomas Huber	...	Scientist
Weijian Liu	...	Scientist
Maverick Queck	...	Chemist (as Maverick Quek)

Also Known As:

Aeon Flux (USA) (alternative spelling)
Æon Flux (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]
Æon Flux (Canada: French title) [fr]
Æon Flux (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Æon Flux (Brazil) [pt]
Æon Flux (Denmark) [da]
Æon Flux (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Æon Flux - Il futuro ha inizio (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | France:U | Brazil:14 | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42053) | South Korea:12 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:18SG

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Charlize Theron had trampoline training with Cirque du Soleil's Terry Bartlett.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There are several shots where post-production forgot to replace Sithandra's feet with hands.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Æon Flux: [narrating] Some called Bregna the perfect society. Some call it the height of human civilization. But others know better. The Goodchilds built Bregna to ensure us a future. They built the Relico, a memorial to remind us of what we've survived. They built walls to protect us...

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Tasty sci-fi treat; surprisingly old-fashioned and underrated

Charlize Theron cuts an exceptionally striking presence as the heroine of this smashing action-oriented fantasy involving a rebel fighter in 2415 whose assignment is to kill the leader of a totalitarian regime; turns out, she recognizes him as a man who once meant a great deal to her and finds she can't eliminate him (nor vice-versa), precipitating a coupe amongst his people. Though exceptionally flashy, this MTV production (based upon their animated series) has its roots steeped in the past, with a plot that admittedly recalls dozens of enemy-for-the-people adventures. Despite some intentionally amusing asides, the dialogue is fairly stilted (though there isn't much of it, which is ultimately a plus) and the editing is occasionally sharp though it eliminates things we should be seeing to clarify the narrative (like how Æon Flux manages to climb aboard and exit a flying monument). Frances McDormand's role as Theron's boss is left a bit sketchy (who does she get her orders from?) and her reluctance to give Æon even the slightest benefit of the doubt is perplexing. The action sequences are elaborately, entertainingly staged, and the crisp, expensive-seeming production gives us a glittering vision of the future (think "Logan's Run" on an inflated modern budget). In the end, the film is more a tasty morsel than an satisfying meal--it may slip right out of your consciousness a day after you've seen it--but the misfits-as-rebels angle and the suave star-turns by Theron, Sophie Okonedo (as ever-faithful Sithandra, who has hands for feet) and handsome Marton Csokas (as Trevor Goodchild, who puts all the plot-pieces in place) help make this a highly enjoyable ride. *** from ****