Based on the animated series, Aeon Flux explores a future in which 99 percent of the world's population is killed through industrial disease, and the survivors live in a single city that, despite utopian appearances, is quite totalitarian. Disinclined to embrace any particular ideology outside of a hatred for Trevor Goodchild, the leader of the council that governs the walled city, hyper-sexualized assassin Aeon Flux seeks to bring about a revolution. Retaining the title character's trademark jet-black hair and sleek, revealing clothing, this film adaptation fleshes out the story behind the sexual and romantic tension between Aeon and Trevor.
Visually, this movie is awesome - very clean, futuristic and pleasing to the eye. Beyond that, this film is nothing special. The plot isn't terribly original and the idea of "life not being as it seems" was done much better in The Matrix. The characters weren't very deep and story wasn't explored as much as it could have been to really draw you in. At only 90 minutes, the film wasn't long enough to fully delve into such a complicated topic. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely could have been much better - maybe turning a futuristic cartoon into a live action movie proved more difficult than imagined. In any case, take a look if you'd like to see some stunning visuals, but don't expect a great, fully baked plot.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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