Unknown [Blu-ray]

Liam is above average in this, add January Jones and a good screenplay and you are off to the races

Understand it was during incredibly busy time of year, but had to purchase elsewhere as was a timely gift. Loved it just the same. Thank you.

******WARNING: SPOILER ALERTS*******Once known for roles like "Schindler's List" and "Michael Collins," Neeson has now become an action star with the "Taken" trilogy, "Non-Stop" and other films including this GEM of a movie. What sets Neeson apart from other so-called "action stars" is the gravitas he brings to his roles because he is such a wonderful actor but also because he is so physically imposing. Unlike Tom Cruise [why would they cast a 5' 6" actor as Jack Reacher is beyond me] you really believe that Neeson's characters can take on the bad guys and win."Unknown" is a terrific movie and calls for only some suspension of disbelief in my opinion because everything comes together by the end. Yes, Neeson's character leaves his briefcase at the airport but come on people, do you want a movie or not? Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris who has come to Berlin with his wife Liz [played woodenly by eye candy January Jones, make that emaciated eye candy January Jones] who is the only person in the movie who was badly cast. Forgetting the aforementioned briefcase at the airport, he gets into a cab at his hotel driven by Diane Kruger...who brings all the life January Jones left behind as an illegal Bosnian immigrant working in Germany. They get into a car crash and Neeson wakes up in the hospital where he has been in a coma for four days.Frantic that his wife doesn't know where he is, Harris's life turns into a Kafkaeque nightmare when he locates his wife who doesn't recognize him and worse is with another man who claims that he is Dr. Martin Harris. For a brief moment he begins to think that maybe his head injury is worse than he thought until someone tries to assassinate him and he realizes that there is a plot afoot because if he were just some guy recovering from the aftereffects of a coma, why would someone want to kill him? OK..that's it for the spoiler alerts and actually the film has so many twists and turns to it that I haven't given that much away.Neeson has seamlessly made the transition to action star and this movie succeeds on every level. Who is he? Who is the man pretending to be Dr. Martin Harris? Why does his own wife not recognize him? What will he do and where will he turn? This is where Diane Kruger enters the picture and her performance is first rate. Her "Gina" is smart and resourceful and saves the day more than once.Other standouts include Bruno Ganz as Ernst Jurgen, a former Stasi agent ["I cannot drink any longer but I like to forget that. We Germans are experts at forgetting. We forgot we were Nazis. Now we have forgotten 40 years of Communism - all gone."] who is an unlikely ally -- aren't we supposed to hate the East German counterparts of the KGB -- but Jurgen makes us like him almost against our will. Frank Langella as Rodney Cole and Sebastian Koch as Dr Bressler also infuse their characters with special qualities. I have been enamored with Koch since I first saw him in the Dutch film "The Black Book" and even in this small role, he shines. I did not recognize Aidan Quinn during the first go around of seeing the movie. His looks have changed a lot but once I got over the surprise of how much he has aged, I just enjoyed his usual competent performanceThis is an edge-of-your-seat thriller/mystery that takes us for a ride in more ways than one meaning I hope you like car chases. If you enjoy this type of genre the way we do, you will not be disappointed. "Unknown" delivers.

I like watching Liam Neeson movies as he’s a great actor and has been in a lot of very good movies. Despite them being a bit over the top I liked the Taken movies despite having to suspend disbelief in some of the more over-the-top scenes that, in all fairness, are not uncommon in action movies. This one, however, just requires too much suspension of disbelief with too many questionable action scenes and plot twists. The whole premise of the movie where Neeson’s character loses his memory and then quickly and miraculously everything comes back toward the end is just silly and lame. The action/chase scenes are highly unbelievable as well and migrate into the unnecessarily ridiculous realm. I won’t go into detail, but the whole thing went way too far for me on all levels. If you want an action flick with Liam Neeson and can go into mindless mode enough to put up with all the shenanigans you might still enjoy it on its own terms. It just had too much nonsense for me.

Possibly one of the most overused quotes from Jim Morrison is "there are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors." There is no easy way to sum up the filmUNKNOWN, since it is a thriller, as well as an action piece. I suspect that the book, in English translation, which UNKNOWN is adapted from, as many more answers, and probablyjust as many dead ends. Just as the film THE NINTH GATE was a superbly teased out thread from the book le club Dumas, where certain characters become clear only after readingthe book. Playing with the theme of the loss of memory is an intriguing element, especially when I had received an amazingly erudite book called COMMUNITY in the same weekthat I received UNKNOWN, and I could not help but draw some comparisons. When I had looked up the quote from Jim Morrison, I also found another Morrison quote that could quiteeasily apply to the film unknown:" I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown." Basically at least the first third of the filmcould apply to this quote. I must admit that my interest in this film was from a promo where there was no indication of the central film story. The film TAKEN is, in my view,what some may term a rock 'em sock 'em roller coaster ride, where the identities of each character are clearly defined, and you are essentially strapped in for an amazingroller coaster ride that few films can emulate in the exact same way. UNKNOWN requires more thought, more intellect, in the approach that the audience should take with such apotentially involving film. I suspect that this film may not be everyone's cup of tea, as some might say, since key characters evolve, develop, and, at least from my point ofview, raise many questions about the nature of who we are, what are our memories, and so on. It seemed Langella enjoyed this role, and got into the intricacies very much. So,suspend the analytical, at least while you watch the film, and I think you will have an unforgettable experience.

Anything with Liam neeson in it , is a plus he’s a good actor and the movie was interesting and not stuck on one part or in the dark all the time .

Not an exciting movie, but made well enough to hold your attention. The editing is very good. Recognizable actors were hired to fill out the cast. I am not a Liam Neeson fan, but he's made a living out of these kinds of movies.

This movie totally surprised me.....i never thought yet another movie filmed on an airplane could turn out this good....had it all action suspence and intrigue.......loved it one of the better movies i seen in awhile

A little disappointed too be honest i thought it was going to be as good as his taken films but no kinda pants

Worth watching.A typical vehicle for Neesom as an amnesiac who is perhaps not what he thins he is or us.I will say that the twist in the tale was not one I saw coming.

Good Liam Neeson film, unexpected twist to story, enjoyable especially if your a Neeson fan

Grande Liam Neeson che in questo film interpreta un certo dottor Martin Harris che appena arrivato Berlino ha un incidente e perde la memoria, presto scoprirà la presenza di un altro dottor Martin Harris insieme a sua moglie. Pian piano la memoria gli tornerà e... il seguito lo lascio a voi. A me è piaciuto molto. Lo consiglio pienamente