Wednesday 11 April 2012

Unknown (2011) 8/10

Starring : Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn
Director : Jaume Collet-Serra
Running Time : 114 mins

When Dr Martin Harris (Neeson) is involved in a car accident while on a conference trip to Berlin, he wakes four days later to discover that no-one recognises him – not even his wife Elizabeth (Jones) - and that another man (Quinn) has taken his place. The only person who believes him is the cabbie he was in the crash with - Gina (Kruger) – but it isn’t long before Martin starts to realise that he might not be Martin Harris either…

This was a surprisingly effective political thriller, with plenty of action and lots of intrigue. Neeson seems to be playing pretty much the same character he plays in Taken, but he manages to portray his frustration and anger at the situation with good effect, with Kruger putting in a good performance in his support. January Jones wasn’t great in this, and the scene with her not recognising Neeson when she meets him for what she claims is the first time could have been played out much better.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Interpreter



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