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'{{Infobox film | name = The Anomaly | image = | caption = British theatrical poster | director = [[Noel Clarke]] | producer = {{plainlist| *James Harris *Mark Lane *Noel Clarke }} | writer = {{plainlist| [[Simon Lewis (writer)|Simon Lewis]] Noel Clarke }} | starring = {{plainlist| *Noel Clarke *[[Ian Somerhalder]] *[[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] *[[Alexis Knapp]] }} | music = Tom Linden | cinematography = David Katznelson | editing = Tommy Boulding | production companies = {{plainlist| *Unstoppable Entertainment *The Tea Shop *Film Co. }} | distributor = [[Universal Pictures]] | released = {{film date|2014|06|19|Edinburgh International Film Festival|2014|07|04}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = £11.6 million }} '''''The Anomaly''''' is a 2014 British [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action thriller]] film directed and co-produced by and starring [[Noel Clarke]] and also featuring [[Ian Somerhalder]] and [[Luke Hemsworth]]. ==Plot== The film is set in a futuristic setting involving a battle over control of the mind and of cutting-edge biotechnology. Ex-soldier Ryan Reeve ([[Noel Clarke]]) wakes up in the back of a van<ref>Jake Perlman, [http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/16/the-anomaly-trailer/ "'The Anomaly' trailer: Noel Clarke directs himself in new sci-fi action thriller"], Inside Movies, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', 16 April 2014.</ref> next to a young boy who is being held prisoner. He frees the boy and must work out what is happening in bursts of exactly nine minutes and forty-seven seconds, as the control and conscious awareness of his body is repeatedly being hijacked by another person. He teams up with the mysterious "Dana" ([[Alexis Knapp]]) as he battles a conspiracy known as "Anomaly" led by Harkin Langham ([[Ian Somerhalder]]). ==Cast== *[[Noel Clarke]] as Pvt. Ryan Reeve/Anomaly #66 *[[Alexis Knapp]] as Dana *[[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] as Dr. Lloyd Langham *[[Ian Somerhalder]] as Agent Harkin Langham/Anomaly #X *Rachael Jowett as Margaret *[[Luke Hemsworth]] as Agent Richard Elkin/Anomaly #13 *[[Ali Cook]] as Agent Travis/Anomaly #97<ref>Nathalie Raffray, [http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/entertainment/cinema-film/magician_ali_cook_turns_spy_for_noel_clarke_s_the_anomaly_1_3673853 "Magician Ali Cook turns spy for Noel Clarke’s The Anomaly"], ''[[Ham & High]]'', 10 July 2014.</ref> ==Production== The film was produced in the United Kingdom in 2013. Clarke performed his own stunts, modifying his diet and receiving fight training for the purpose. J<ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-noel-clarke-gave-up-pizzas-for-the-anomaly-30409821.html "Noel Clarke gave up pizzas for The Anomaly"], ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'', 6 July 2014 (video).</ref> ==Distribution== The first official trailer was released on 19 April 2014. The film was shown at the [[Edinburgh Film Festival]] in June 2014<ref name=HR>Neil Young, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/film-review-anomaly-712265 "'The Anomaly': Edinburgh Review"], ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'', 18 June 2014.</ref><ref name=Variety/> and entered general release in the UK and the Republic of Ireland through [[Universal Pictures]] on 4 July.<ref name=Euro>[http://www.euronews.com/2014/07/07/the-anomaly-noel-clarke-s-race-against-time-in-sci-fi-puzzle/ "'The Anomaly': Noel Clarke fights time in sci-fi puzzle"], cinema, [[Euronews]], 7 July 2014.</ref> ==Reception== The film was unanimously panned by critics, with a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] approval rating of 0% based on 16 reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_anomaly/ |title=''The Anomaly'' |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]/[[Flixster]] |accessdate=2015-08-18}}</ref> making it the worst reviewed British film of 2014. On [[Metacritic]], it has a score of 27 out of 100 from 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-anomaly |title=The Anomaly |work=Metacritic |accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref> [[Mark Kermode]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' called it "ambitious but uneven".<ref>[[Mark Kermode]], [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/06/the-anomaly-review-noel-clarke-brian-cox "The Anomaly review – ambitious but uneven sci-fi romp"], ''[[The Observer]]'', 5 July 2014.</ref> Other critics described it as "hilariously naff science-fiction mularkey"<ref>Allan Hunter, [http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/486332/Noel-Clarke-film-The-Anomaly-review-and-trailer "The Anomaly: Cringe-worthy confusion paying homage to all sci-fi films"], ''[[Daily Express|The Express]]'', 4 July 2014.</ref> and "a peculiar Brit flick best described as a noble failure"<ref>David Edwards, [http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/anomaly-review-noel-clarke-delivers-3805162 "The Anomaly review: Noel Clarke delivers a peculiar film best described as a noble failure"], ''[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]]'', 4 July 2014.</ref> and referred to "tangled conception and tortuously opaque execution"<ref name=Variety>Guy Lodge, [https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-anomaly-1201258156/ "Film Review: 'The Anomaly': Derivative and incomprehensible, Noel Clarke's shoestring sci-fi actioner doesn't live up to its title"], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', 17 June 2014.</ref> and to "meag[re] rewards for those willing to endure its laborious convolutions".<ref name=HR/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb title|tt2962726|The Anomaly}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|the_anomaly|The Anomaly}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anomaly, The}} [[Category:2014 films]] [[Category:2010s action thriller films]] [[Category:2010s mystery films]] [[Category:2010s science fiction films]] [[Category:2010s thriller films]] [[Category:British films]] [[Category:British action films]] [[Category:British mystery films]] [[Category:British science fiction films]] [[Category:British science fiction action films]] [[Category:British thriller films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films set in the future]] [[Category:Techno-thriller films]] [[Category:Chase films]] [[Category:Films about security and surveillance]]'