Hey, Charlize! Welcome to the post-Oscar curse! You barely escaped it with North Country, which will probably score you another Best Actress nomination despite its lousy box office. But now comes word that Paramount has refused to screen Aeon Flux - a film for which you literally almost broke your neck - for critics.
The theory behind hiding movies from the press is that no reviews is better than a barrage of terrible reviews. This, of course, isn’t true, as critics, irritated at being kept out of the loop, instead run items about how the film must be terrible because they weren’t allowed to see it.
Anyway, it looks like Theron’s attempt at a franchise won’t pan out. At least she can always fall back on Arrested Development. Oh, wait…
‘Aeon Flux’ not screening for critics [Rottentomatoes]
Is it wrong to admit that I got totally sucked in by the trailer for this movie? Something about really hot women in weird clothes fighting…… It must be my long-repressed damned closet heterosexual tendencies.
So ashamed….