Unknown

Being dubbed as Taken 2, I was more than willing and excited to sit down and watch this. There is just something about Liam. Lately I feel that he can do no wrong. This movie starts out fast and strong. Within a couple minutes it is thick in plot and already has us guessing on what direction this is gonna take us. We meet Dr. Martin Harris (Neeson) along with his wife Liz (January Jones) as they arrive in Berlin for a convention. We do not know what kind of convention, but it is somewhat unimportant, or so we think. When Martin leaves his briefcase at the airport, he must go back there to retrieve it. On the way back there, the cab he is in, crashes into the river. This leaves him in a coma that lasts 4 days, and no one is looking for him. When he finally finds Liz back at the hotel, he is denied all access due to a lack of identification. When his claims of being Dr. Martin Harris are refuted by Dr. Martin Harris (Aiden Quinn) and his wife Liz, he is really feeling lost. He knows what he knows, but with no ID, and everyone he knows denying him, he does not know what to do. If that isn't bad enough, he is being followed, and he doesn't know who to trust. I will tell you without spoiling anything that it went in a direction I didn't see coming. The direction and story telling do a great job of misdirection. It really keeps us guessing who the real Martin Harris is, and why this is all happening. It was interesting to watch, but it has nothing on Taken. With supporting roles from the beautiful Dianne Kruger and the creepy Frank Langella, it really was done well. Reminded me a little of the Bourne series at times, but that is not to take away from Unknown.


NBM rates Unknown - Awesome