Studio executives may think that putting a really hot actress in a tight leather suit will automatically catch the attention of the male population. They are, to an extent, correct. Charlize Theron in a tight black leather suit does catch my attention. However, just like with Halle Berry’s Catwoman, I soon found myself looking at my imaginary wristwatch.
Sometime in the future, the world finds itself isolated within the walls of one city. Some people accept the state of the world because outside of the city's walls you only find that nature has taken over the planet. It wasn’t always like that, though, until disease wiped out 99% of the human race. Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas) is the chairman of the city, and the only residents brave enough to oppose his regime are the Monicans. The Monicans are a group of rebels led by their most skilled operative Æon Flux (Charlize Theron).
Æon has only one mission in life: to free herself from her dreams and the government that haunts her. After her sister Una is killed, Æon takes on a mission that would, if it succeeds, ensure freedom from the Goodchild regime. When Æon stands face to face with Trevor Goodchild she finds something familiar in his face, something from her dreams, and hesitates to kill him. After the unsuccessful mission Æon finds herself caught in a web of lies and deceit that goes much deeper than she ever imagined.
The only thing that remotely resembles the anime cult classic Æon Flux is the beginning sequence where Æon catches a fly in her eyelashes. The rest of the film is a Hollywood train wreck. Just to give you a glimpse of how low some actors can stoop when a juicy contract is offered to them with a horrible script, just think of Halle Berry. Halle Berry became the only actress to win both the Oscar for Best Actress (Monster’s Ball) and the Razzie for Worst Actress (Catwoman), but not in the same year. Charlize Theron almost became the only actor to ever be nominated for Best Actress (North Country) and Worst Actress (Æon Flux) in the same year, but was edged out by the less than intelligent stylings of Jenny McCarthy who later won for Dirty Love.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Methinks you give this too much credit. This movie was absolutely horrendous. It pushed me to the brink of never regretting seeing a movie....
2 - Tan The Man
It's not as bad as ultraviolet was bad... but that's not saying much...
3 - Brian @ FSR
I agree, I did give the film too much credit. All the credit I gave the film though were in regards to the DVD transfer. The picture and sound were well above average, and thats the only reason for the + in D+
4 - Roger
Faye Dunaway also won a Best Actress Oscar (Network) and a Worst Actress Razzie (Mommie Dearest).