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What the flux went on here?
When i went to the cinema to watch this, i was quite excited. Charlize Theron for a start, doing acrobatics in a tight leather outfit, a futuristic fantasy utopia with a disenchanted leader (Trevor Goodchild). Yes it sounds much the same as many other films in the genre, but they are generally ok aswell.
From the start i could feel that it wasn't going to be the best film i had seen all year, not by a long shot.
The story follows Aeon Flux, a member of a rebel group named the 'Monicans' in the city of 'Bregna'. Her sister is kidnapped and killed by the ruling factor of Earth's last remaining city. This is not an uncommon occurence and happens regularlt around the city. Aeon and the rest of the rebels are trying to stop this.
Aeon is commanded by her leader to assassinate the leader of the city, Trevor, but as she gets closer and closer to the truth she discovers some disturbing facts about the governing body. They are in fact attempting to overthrow their leader, and bring terror to the city. This plot line seems quite interesting, when you hear it, but when you see how it all plays out on screen it doesn't hold you attention very well. There is just something about it, the acting isn't very good, and there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm or chemistry. This makes the film very highly disappointing in my eyes.
The only redeeming feature of the film is the special effects/action sequences. There is quite a good scene when Aeon and one of her associates are trying to negotiate a garden full of booby-traps to infiltrate the governements headquarters, and contains some quite fantastic stunts and graphics.
However once they do infiltrate the headquarters, there are some more action scenes, that once again do not disappoint. i.e Theron killing a man with her thighs!! But once again other than these the rest of the sequences do highly disappoint. There is just generally something about the film that does not gel together and this doesn't make it feel right at all.
My final point is the names. Trevor and Oren Goodchild and Bregna with a rebel group called the Monicans. They just don't sound right, or futuristic. They generally don't seem like they are names most people would associate with the 25th century.
Overall, i was very disappointed with the film and wouldn't advise watching it over other similar films like Equilibrium.
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Like the animated series its based on,Aeon Fluxis the kind of sci-fi thats best ... more
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Flux, the underground operative fighting totalitarian rule in 25th-century Earth's last living city.Aeon is the rebels' best hope of overthrowing the oppressively...
Advantages: GREAT stunts and special effects, Theron looking stunning! Disadvantages: Some of the characters lack the depth that would make them engaging
mkkreuk 29.09.2007 (29.09.2007)
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Advantages: GREAT stunts and special effects, Theron looking stunning! Disadvantages: Some of the characters lack the depth that would make them engaging
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