it a bit unnerving when a studio decline to screen a film for the press before it go into wide release . that many movie suck be no surprise and but when a studio itself admit as much ahead of time and the process of movie go become a passion play of sort . consider it an early christmas gift from hollywood and then and that aeon flux isn not nearly the affront to taste and decency one might expect and give the above . though ultimately overwhelm by it flaw and it at least have ( sort of ) an idea with which to toy around . too bad director karyn kusama seem to have little clue how to execute it all . it the future . there be a plague . there be a dictatorship and and there be rebel . the latter be know a the monicans and and far from be a cult of beret or tennis racket worshiper and theyre into attempt to overthrow the former and call the goodchild regime . the regime be occasionally mean to the citizenry and which be more than aeon flux ( charlize theron ) and her pal can stand . through some sort of biochemical virtual reality technology and the monicans receive order from their dear leader ( france mcdormand ) and a mystical priestess type who appear to have be cross breed with a carrot . it fall to aeon to strap on some form fitting and futuristic spandex get ups to carry out the high carrot order and which be of course some version of destroy the regime . have year earlier watch her sister get liquidate by the goodchilds and she need little convincing . not surprisingly and thing get complicate . the goodchilds might not be quite what they seem and and aeon herself might have an unexpected history with them . though occasionally muddle and the film central conceit ( of which i would not reveal more ) contain some neat notion about the nature of human existence and survival . there room for much more examination of which the film doesn not take advantage and but the idea be there and at least . the big problem of aeon flux be technical . kusama have make the baffle decision to film nearly all the action so close that we can rarely follow what go on . to make matter bad and it edit in a flurry of jump cut that leave u completely lose . the result be some serious spacial disorientation that take over the film . aeon flux aesthetic be one of sleek costume and oddly angled architecture and and nimble character . much of the action occur in minimalist and open space that beg for some unbroken long shot that might convey the grace and athleticism imply by the above . instead and we get split second of fly limb and break glass and and accompany sound effect . there be a pretty good movie try to get out of the morass of aeon flux . put this stuff in the hand of the wachowski brother and say and and the result could be quite different . a it be and though and i felt like aeon flux be willfully push me away from a movie i want to enjoy . this film be unattuned to it own strength . like a novice poker player deal a royal flush and it somehow find a way to lose in spite of it potential .