Film Review – Anon

Writer/director Andrew Niccol is fixated on the future and the way society is corrupted as it marches toward an imagined utopia, searching for the rot underneath the luster. Continuing his examination of control and loss of individuality that began in efforts such as “Gattaca,” “Simone,” and “In Time,” Niccol creates “Anon,” which examines a tomorrow where privacy is a thing of the past, with citizens carrying the ocular power to detail everything about strangers just by appearing in their field of vision. Instead of mounting a warning shot, Niccol remains in “Twilight Zone” mode with “Anon,” presenting an eerie look at complete and unnervingly casual digital exposure, while also working in a detective story that’s riveting at times, but also periodically ridiculous, remaining in line with the helmer’s frustratingly uneven filmography.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com