Unknown (2011)
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Critic Consensus: Liam Neeson elevates the proceedings considerably, but Unknown is ultimately too derivative -- and implausible -- to take advantage of its intriguing premise.
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Cast
as Gina
as Dr. Martin Harris
as Martin B.
as Rodney Cole
as Elizabeth Harris
as Ernst Jürgen
as Professor Bressler
as Smith
as Jones
as Herr Strauss
as Prince Shada
as Biko
as Dr. Farge
as Nurse Gretchen
as Laurel Bressler
as Lily Bressler
as Turkish Taxi Driver
as Airport Taxi Driver
as Control Room Detective
as Control Room Detective
as Hotel Adlon Receptionist
as Hotel Adlon Receptionist
as Hotel Adlon Doorman
as Hotel Adlon Bellhop
as Hans Brandt
as Hostel
as Immigration Officer
as TV Anchor
as University Receptionist
as Taxi Depot Manager
as Lost & Found Clerk
as Hotel Control Room Guard
as Hotel Control Room Guard
as Café Owner
as River Samaratin
as Hotel Guard
as Club Bouncer
as Club DJ
as Brandt's Assistant
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Critic Reviews for Unknown
All Critics (193) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (107) | Rotten (86) | DVD (5)
May eventually surrender to convention and implausibility in equal measure, but until then, Collet-Serra grounds the conspiracy with a proper sense of mystery and mood.
The movie rather crumbles when it eventually has to deliver its secrets.
For about an hour or so, "Unknown" is intriguing.
Neeson's comforting intelligence (and a marvelous turn by Bruno Ganz as an ailing former member of the East German secret police), are not enough to prevent the film from choking on obviousness and directorial fumbling.
Unknown" obviously knows its limitations, and it doesn't bother to rise above them. It just keeps throwing the punches the audience wants and expects. It won't cure world hunger, but chances are it will sell a lot of popcorn.
The cat-and-mouse game that the filmmakers are playing with us is only partially successful because this thriller is only intermittently thrilling. Instead of being captivated by the twist and turns, we're more likely to be rankled.
Audience Reviews for Unknown
Liam Neeson plays another middle-aged superman in this frenetic movie full of overstylish action, but even if the mediocre plot begins relatively interesting, it soon comes up with a lot of convenient holes and ends with a ludicrous explanation that is more laughable than surprising.
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I thought it was okay at first, but gradually lost me. Still not entirely sure what was going on by the end, but found I didn't really care by then either. Typical dumb "blockbuster" type movie that's only good for a one off watch and preferably for free on tv.
Super Reviewer
After a car accident Dr Martin Harris (Liam) wakes up from a coma to find that his wife doesn't recognise him and another man has stolen his identity. Similar to Bourne Identity. Good cast and interesting storyline.
Super Reviewer
Unknown Quotes
| Dr. Martin Harris: | I May have forgotten everything but i sure hell know how to kill you asshole |
| Dr. Martin Harris: | I May have forgotten everything but I sure hell know how to kill you asshole. |
| Dr. Martin Harris: | I didn't forget everything. I remember how to kill you, asshole! |
| Dr. Martin Harris: | I didn't forget everything. I remember how to kill you, asshole! |
| Dr. Martin Harris: | Do you know what it feels like to become insane? It's a war between being told who you are and knowing who you are... Which do you think wins? |
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