A word of advice
For those misguided souls who feel that Charlize Theron is not pretty, I offer the following advice. Instead of advertising that you may have deep-seated issues about women to be so hyper-critical, you should instead look for what is RIGHT about a woman. Do not look for what is WRONG. For example. . .
That, gentlemen, is all right.
I work at a theater as a projectionist part-time. I just saw the movie tonight. I did indeed tank at the box office over the weekend and is destined for the itty-bitty theater soon.
Good points:
1.) Charlize Theron
2.) Good premise, very Philip K. Dick like. A puzzling mystery that is halfway in the character's heads.
3.) Charlize Theron in the black, strappy "hurt be baby" outfit
4.) Some evokative visuals (other than Ms. Theron)
5.) Charlize Theron in the beaded nightgown.
6.) Nice view of a utopian future
7.) Did I mention Charlize Theron?
8.) For the romantics among us, it's really a love story (with Charlize Theron!)
Bad points:
1.) Production value is too low, the whole thing seems like a SciFi Channel movie.
2.) Nothing that made Aeon Flux the cartoon cool is in evidence here. They could have changed the character's name and had the same movie.
3.) It's completely plot driven.
4.) There's virtually no emotional tension.
5.) The fight scenes seem hokey and contrived.
6.) The ending is just stupid.
I did enjoy the movie, but won't be driven to see it again despite the eye candy.
I'm laying the failure of this movie at the feet of the director and producers. As much as I like seeing Ms. Theron, this should have been an animated movie by Peter Chung, not some lame attempt to start a franchise. Too bad for Peter and the rest of us.
