Solid enough Euro thriller. Bourne meets Frantic

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2011)

An after an accident in Berlin a man awakes in hospital to find his identity seemly stolen. As he tries to find who is impersonating him it forces him to question does he know himself at all.
Not to be confused with Unknown (2006), director Jaume Collet-Serra's Unknown (2011) is reminiscent of Frantic (1988) and Bourne Identity (2002) but has enough of its own twists and thrills to entertain thanks to Butcher and Cornwell's screenplay based on Didier Van Cauwelaert novel. That said, the overall production is not as well paced as Taken (2008) to which is being consistently compared to.
As the mystery unfolds it keeps you wanting more with the help of a cast of familiar faces including Diane Kruger as Gina (simuliar to Michelle in Frantic) and the excellent Adian Quinn, who's screen time like veteran actor Frank Langella is limited. Bruno Ganz is notable as Ernst Jürgen a former Agent now turned Private detective.
The ending is overblown but the few action set ups are well presented and edited this coupled with the European locations add an air of realism to the proceedings.
Although Liam Neeson performance is not as good as Harrison Ford's Dr. Walker or Matt Damon's Bourne, Neeson delivers with emotion and punches building successfully on his leading man status.
Overall, an entertaining thriller sprinkled with a dusting of mystery and action.