Anon

This is a 2018 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, and starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried.  My quick take: interesting but disappointing.

What I liked about it: The premise, the setup, the stunning visuals, and the atmosphere.  Niccol is very good at imagining plausible futuristic worlds, as illustrated in The Truman Show (which he wrote), and Gattaca and In Time (both of which he wrote and directed).  Here, too, he presents us with a fascinating world in which, what each of us sees, is stored as a record that can be accessed and replayed.  This becomes the backdrop for what has the makings of an intriguing neo-noir mystery.

What I didn’t like: The storytelling and the writing.  Ideas are tantalizingly put forth but not explored.  No real motives are offered for the actions of key characters.  Most of all, I felt that the resolution of the mystery was simply awful.

Here’s a link to the trailer.