Anon
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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75
ConsequenceBlake GobleMay 7, 2018
While the film’s final thesis is a Facebook post with typos at best (delete your accounts, and so on), Niccol is still terrific when he’s breaking down rules, questioning protocol, and testing new ideas. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 4, 2018
I can’t tell you I bought every last twist and turn in the final act, but thanks to Niccol’s creative direction and the offbeat but effective chemistry between Owen’s emotionally damaged Sal and Seyfried’s is-she-hero-or-villain mystery woman, Anon kept me in its grips throughout. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMay 4, 2018
The story works well enough in its own moodily familiar way, but it’s not only the movie’s palette that’s stylishly leached of color: Its main characters’ backstories feel perfunctory, the dialogue leans heavy on exposition and hard-boiled cliché, and even Owen looks worn down. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenMay 10, 2018
Part of the thrill in watching Niccol’s movies is in seeing him thoroughly curate dreams of our future that play off like logical possibilities. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMay 7, 2018
A standard-order noir murder mystery with a confused, contrived last act, Anon is more notable for how it sees the future than what it sees going on there. Read full review
60
EmpireJames DyerMay 14, 2018
More potent as a cautionary tale than future noir, Anon’s digital dystopia certainly gets a Like, even if it doesn’t quite warrant a Share. Read full review
60
Time OutAlex GodfreyMay 8, 2018
There is some freaky fun here. Niccol’s food for thought leaves a lingering taste. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 4, 2018
Visually striking, thought-provoking yet emotionally drained, Anon is just too empty to make one care. Read full review
40
IGNDavid GriffinMay 3, 2018
Even with a strong cast led by Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried, Netflix's Anon struggles to tell an engaging story. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 3, 2018
Anon lacks identity and arrives at the finish line in a desiccated, cerebral, unsatisfying style. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonMay 3, 2018
The premise is smart, the ingredients classy and the overall look stylish. But Niccol’s paranoid anxieties about the totalitarian dangers of cyberspace feel oddly glib and dated, light on thrills or narrative logic. Read full review
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