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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Anon (2018)

Set sometime in the near future in a technically advanced dystopian society where the government requires its citizens to have an ocular implant so they can be tracked. It enables you to get immediate information on anyone they see just by looking at them. These are their "files". One day a police detective (Clive Owen) spots a young woman (Amanda Seyfried) who has no "file". His investigation into the woman will unravel secrets beyond his abilities. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (GATTACA). I didn't care much for GATTACA but it has a large following of admirers. ANON received mostly negative reviews but I found it fascinating and clever. Perhaps too clever! Much of it seemed incomprehensible (or do I mean incoherent?) to me. Still, I appreciated its ambitious attempt to to meld science fiction with a whodunit. With Colm Feore and Mark O'Brien. 

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