When you think about it, Charlize Theron as Aeon Flux should have resulted in some good box office. The futuristic actioner had one of the hottest movie stars in the world as its lead, in a movie where she’s required to wear a variety of groovy and sometimes very revealing outfits. She’s also a kickass heroine who just happens to be an elite assassin, and who doesn’t love a kickass heroine in a sci-fi action movie? Geeks love sci-fi movies where the girls can protect and kick their ass at the same time. Plus, the animated movie that “Aeon Flux” was based on was kind of a hit on TV, or at least, had plenty of cult following.

So what went wrong? Beats the hell out of me. It certainly wasn’t Charlize Theron that was wrong with it. Then again, maybe those outfits were a little too groovy for its own good. On the bright side, they did find ways to slip her into the tightest of outfits, which is always a good thing.