
Four hundred years in the future, set in the year 2415, Æon Flux is a mysterious assassin. Four centuries after a virus nearly annihilated the human race, leaving only five million survivors in a utopian city called Bregna. Aeon is struggling to destroy the Goodchild regime led by its namesake, Trevor Goodchild, the ruler of Bregna and a descendant of the man who found a cure for the deadly virus. As instructed by the Handler, Æon is assigned to assassinate Goodchild, but t... (Full plot summary below)
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Four hundred years in the future, set in the year 2415, Æon Flux is a mysterious assassin. Four centuries after a virus nearly annihilated the human race, leaving only five million survivors in a utopian city called Bregna. Aeon is struggling to destroy the Goodchild regime led by its namesake, Trevor Goodchild, the ruler of Bregna and a descendant of the man who found a cure for the deadly virus. As instructed by the Handler, Æon is assigned to assassinate Goodchild, but there are deeper secrets to be discovered, and conspiracies to be foiled.
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| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordEven worse than Catwoman... If you are compiling a Ten Worst of the Year list, Aeon is a must-see. Otherwise, your time would be better spent doing just about anything else. |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfIf you couldn't tell the difference between a Flux from an Aeon before you walk into the theater, be prepared to make this response to the picture: 'whaaa?' |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkI usually bypass puns based upon a film's title, but here I can't help myself: Aeon Flux is a flux-up of prodigious proportions. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason AndersonIt's all so geekily gorgeous, it hardly matters that the narrative lapses in and out of incoherence and the dialogue is functional at best. |
| Film Journal InternationalEthan AlterA story that is both poorly conceived and badly told. |
| Movie MomNell MinowThis is one of those perfect on the outside-fascist on the inside societies where everything happens in huge, cavernous spaces for no particular reason except that it's a cool setting. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerDespite impressive sets, a fine cast and some eye-popping special effects, this sci-fi action movie doesn't always work -- mostly because visual gimmicks overcome plot and character development. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekFlashy but incredibly dull...a real catastrophe, the cinematic equivalent of a tsunami. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyEven Theron's sexy catsuit acrobatics can't prevent boredom from setting in as the film's unimaginative production design and dull dialogue take precedence. |
| Reel.comTimothy KnightA hokey, post-apocalyptic jumble of clunky storytelling, tin-ear dialogue, and ineptly staged action sequences. |