Kusama’s successful debut with Girlfight was followed five years later with a much less well-received live-action version of Aeon Flux. It was her first film production with a major studio and by leaps and bounds her biggest budget at around $65 million. But, oo-de-lally oo-de-lally, golly was that not a good experience. Lacking the final edit, the studio was able to cut the movie into something she didn’t recognize as her vision.

Kusama should have realized that the Aeon Flux film was a bad idea with no second act once Aeon’s costume was changed. Don’t know if that was done by the studio or Charlize Theron, but it completely betrayed the concept.

Jennifer’s Body was another dog’s dinner. The campy elements just didn’t work — the film would have been much better if it had gone for pure horror, like Martyrs with vampires.