Liam Neeson is one of my favourite british actors, and one of my favourites that isn't in the Harry Potter films that is still alive. He's been in a lot from Schindler's List (1993) to becoming a master of the force in the Phantom Menace (1999). Well in Unknown you can call him a phantom menace as he plays a Doctor in a country where nobody he knows, knows who he is and I say that this phantom makes a really good film.
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) and his wife Liz goes to Berlin, Germany for an important conference. After realizing he forgot his brief case at the airport he returns to get it but on the way he gets in a brutal car crash causing him to lose his identity. When he finds his wife four days later she is with another man who assumes his identity. His anger collides with his confusion to discover what is wrong with him and this leads him on a wild chase across Berlin to find out what the hecks wrong with him.
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| You will be on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Its really cool. |
I really liked this movie, the plot had many twists to it and it kept you guessing up till at least 20 min before the climax which in itself is pretty epic. The opening to the film is really good and when compared to the ending proves that Liam Neeson is a great actor, since he really gives you a run for your money. As I said in the opening of this review he has been a lot; from his academy award winning performance in Schindlers List, his role as Qui Gon Jinn in Star Wars episode 1 and evan brief guest appearances on the Simpsons and Sesame Street, Liam Neeson has proven himself to be an actor who can step into any shoes and take on a new challenge regardless of its size. Evan though he has done thriller films before the shoes he's in are new and fresh for audiences to see.
If a movie is set in a non-fictional place it has to be filmed in that non-fictional place. In this case its Berlin, one of the worlds most famous cities and the capital of one of the worlds leading powers.Berlin having been the site of some of the epic moments in European history is the setting for this very epic movie. The way the director captures Berlin is really incredible from its unground, to its nightclubs and its war memorials this movie showcases the very best of Germany and how they use the city to their advantage in the movie is really incredible. Speaking of the director this is arguably Jaume Collet – Serra best movie he has ever made compared to the god awful horror movies he has made such as House of Wax and the Orphan. Unknown is arguably a much better film.
Their were two things I didn't like about this movie. The first is that this movie doesn't really seem to know when to give it a rest. Once the mystery is solved it seems the director keeps going with material that the audience doesn't need to know yet and would be better saved for later evan though that material is good. The other thing I didn't like about this movie was that they never give Liam Neeson a moment of one of his famous pause and think moments and this causes him to spit out his anger like an angry dog and I don't like that quality of Neeson when he is acting, he's much better when he's calm and thinking.
However I still liked Unknown. Liam Neeson has some really good moments in it, the acting from the rest of the cast is good and I thought Berlin was captured beautifully in this film. Unknown is a solid contender for a good action/mystery film.
My Rating: 3.5/4 Shamrocks
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