| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Charlize Theron |
Aeon Flux
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| Marton Csokas |
Trevor Goodchild
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| Jonny Lee Miller |
Oren Goodchild
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| Sophie Okonedo |
Sithandra
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| Frances McDormand |
Handler
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| Pete Postlethwaite |
Keeper
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| Amelia Warner |
Una Flux
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| Caroline Chikezie |
Freya
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| Nikolai Kinski |
Claudius
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| Paterson Joseph |
Giroux
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| Yangzom Brauen |
Inari
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| Aoibheann O'Hara |
Scientist
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| Thomas Huber |
Scientist
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| Weijian Liu |
Scientist
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| Maverick Queck |
Chemist (as Maverick Quek)
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| Ralph Herforth |
Gardener
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| Megan Gay |
Weaver
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| Rainer Will |
Commander Puhl
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| Charlie Beall |
Lieutenant Ord
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| Bruno Bruni Jr. |
Armory Soldier (as Bruno Bruni)
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| Ronald Marx |
Bregnan Police Captain
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| Axel Schreiber |
Policeman
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| Katie Mullins |
Neighbor
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| Shaun Lawton |
Man in Marketplace
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| Terry Bartlett |
Monican Spy
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| Betty Okino |
Monican Spy
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| Anatole Taubman |
Sasha Prillo's Father
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| Lavinia Wilson |
Sasha Prillo's Mother
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| Khira Lilli Pobanz |
Sasha Prillo (Baby Una)
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| William Morts |
Guard
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Sci-Fi; Thriller |
| Director |
Karyn Kusama |
| Producer |
David Gale; Gregory Goodman |
| Writer |
Phil Hay; Matt Manfredi; Peter Chung |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
1 hr 33 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Like the animated series its based on, Aeon Flux is the kind of sci-fi thats best appreciated by the MTV generation. Its a serious attempt at stylized, futuristic action/adventure (the title character, played by Charlize Theron, is essentially a female James Bond for the cyberpunk era) and taken for what it is, its not all that bad. The action takes place in the year 2415, four centuries after a virus nearly decimated the human race, leaving only five million survivors in a utopian city called Bregna. Aeon belongs to the Monicans, a secret rebel resistance force that is struggling to destroy the Goodchild regime led by its namesake, Trevor Goodchild (Martin Csokas), the ruler of Bregna and a descendant of the man who found a cure for the deadly virus. As instructed by the Handler (Frances McDormand, gamely playing along in ridiculous sci-fi regalia), Aeon is assigned to assassinate Goodchild, but there are deeper secrets to be discovered, and conspiracies to be foiled. This leads director Karyn Kusama (who fared much better with her debut feature Girlfight) to indulge in all sorts of routine action and fast-paced gunplay, but the elusive pleasures of Aeon Flux are mostly found in the sleek athleticism of Theron and costar Sophie Okonedo (as a fellow Monican), who commit themselves 100% to roles that are dramatically flat yet physically dynamic. Other highlights include Aeons high-tech gadgetry (including an eyeball that doubles as a microsocope) and the amusing sight of Pete Postlethwaite in a costume resembling a construction-site disposal tube, but Flux fans may wonder what happened to the surreal, chromium sheen future that gave the MTV series its visionary appeal. As a live-action feature, Aeon Flux is a miscalculated exercise in cheesy style and dour tone, but its entertaining enough to earn a small cadre of admirers. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
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| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
275 |
| Links |
Amazon US
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Special Collector's Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Layers |
Single side, single layer |
| UPC |
097363337348 |
| Chapters |
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| Release Date |
04/25/2006 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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