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I am usually against opening monologues voiceovers – neither Blade Runner or Dark City’s theatrical releases needed them despite studio insistence – however some top loading of plot would have been useful, even if the major plot twists about cloning and restricting natural birth were kept until later in the runtime. There were some excellent set pieces – the fight/escape with Æon (Charlize Theron) and Sithandra Monkey Feet (Sophie Okonedo) with the slicing blades of synthetic grass was gorgeous – but there wasn’t enough narrative to frame it effectively. So you get to spend the first hour or so grasping around for a narrative, or even a slim explanation of WTF is going on. Æon Flux uneven and the plot is bunched up into the last quarter of the film. My review of Tank Girl was based around the idea of the film being ahead of its time and unfairly eviscerated by critics, just as Jennifer’s Body was.

I am always happy to go into a screening with an open mind, especially if a film was panned on its initial release. I was excited to see Æon Flux as I really enjoyed Karyn Kusama and Diablo Cody’s Jennifer’s Body (2009) in all of its satirical feminist schlockiness.

#CHARLIZE THERON AEON FLUX MOVIE#

But this is not a great movie even if Theron is great in it. I mean, I love Charlize Theron I just watched The Old Guard for the second time because of how amazing she is as an action star. I put off writing the review for Æon Flux because it is the first one of the #WomenMakeSF movies that I really haven’t liked. Women in the crew:Martha Griffin and Gale Anne Hurd (producer) Plummy Tucker (editor) Karen Lindsay-Stewart and Laura Rosenthal (casting) Sarah Horton and Andreas Olshausen (supervising art director) Beatrix Aruna Pasztor (costumes) Natalie Beer (AD) Lyda Blank (2nd AD) Julie Cummings and Claudia Schwab (3rd AD) also across make-up, art, visual effects, and sound departments

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