Taken was good... Unknown is brilliant.

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2011)

Liam Neeson is back in ass-kicking form once again in the latest film from Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra, Unknown. When Neeson kicked ass in 2009's Taken, everyone really enjoyed it. I was one who did, even though the scenes without him were weak. But I have to say that Unknown blows that movie out of the water.
Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, a scientist traveling to Berlin with his wife(January Jones) for a convention. After he leaves a bag at the airport, he takes a cab to retrieve it, ending in a car accident. 4 days later, he gets out and goes to see his wife, but she doesn't recognize him, and another man(Aiden Quinn) is taking his place.
So Martin goes to find the cab driver(Diane Kruger) who rescued him, and the two of them go on the run from assassins and try to figure out who Martin Harris really is, and you will never believe who Martin Harris really is.
Taken was pretty straight forward: A father goes looking for his abducted daughter in Paris. Unknown is a smart movie. I expected a huge twist, and I got it. I mean, after you see a film like Orphan, you have to expect a big twist.
Neeson is such a likable hero, and like Harrison Ford it never gets old seeing him kick ass. Unknown is unbelievably entertaining and original, and will have you guessing until the very end. I really liked Unknown.
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