Review: Unknown

Hey, wanna make another movie where Liam Neeson fights people, chases people, and runs from people all over a Eurpoean country? Well, Taken did really well. So yeah.

 Okay, that's probably not how this movie came to be, maybe Liam just likes to make movies Europe, who wouldn't? Either way, we have Unkown, which looks and feels a lot like Taken and not just because Liam Neeson is in it - for crying out loud, just look how similar the posters are.

Albeit, Taken was an exciting movie, but it struggled with a feeling that it was a little contrived. If you just wanted an action movie, then you probably weren't disappointed.

Where Taken fails, Unkown succeeds. With an interesting storyline and a stronger supporting cast, it is a much more interesting film. Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, who is in Germany for a big presentation when he gets in a car accident and is in a coma for 4 days.  He eventually gets back to his wife who doesn't remember him. In fact, nobody remembers him and there is no evidence of who he is. Yeah, kind of like Bourne Identity, but the opposite.. make sense?

There are plenty of plot twists, but by the end of the movie all the loose ends are tied up. While maybe not as much action as in Taken, the action is well done (especially a very exciting car chase scene). It's a solid and entertaining movie that may have stolen ideas from Taken and from Bourne Identity, but seriously, what movie hasn't stolen ideas?

So far Liam Neeson has destroyed France and Germany in action packed ways (Taken & Unkown) - watch out Sweden and Norway, You're next!

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