A very good action mystery

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2011)

Whilst originally my friends and I were going to watch "The Resident," the theatre workers wouldn't allow us in because we didn't have ID, even though it was a 15. So we settled for "Unknown" just for the fact that Liam Neeson voices Aslan in Narnia and the synopsis in the movie sounded interesting.
The film started off very well with well executed camera shots and little details that tie in to the movie and Liam Neeson does a very convincing job acting as Michael Harris. There wasn't a point in the movie where the movie felt slow and sluggish; everything flowed nicely.
Whilst the plot is linear, there are quite a lot of flashbacks in the movie which gives it an Inception-esque like feel, where at the end of it all you go "ahh, I get it now." The movie does a good job confusing the viewers but then making them understand the story right at the end.
The storyline itself is excellent, however, some people might be able to predict it before the ending. Even if you did guess the ending, the satisfaction is still there at the end for actually understanding it.
Try not to take any bathroom breaks though because almost all of the movie is important and to miss any of it will hinder how much you understand the story.
The camera angles and special effects are very good. The fire is convincing and the car chase scenes are well executed. I was quite tense throughout the film, sat up in my seat in anticipation.
Don't be put off by it's 12A (UK) rating. This movie should have been a 15. It has quite a lot of sexual humour in it. Enough to make any group of teenagers giggle loudly.
Even though we knew nothing about the movie, the movie was worth the money and you should definitely go see it if you are into action, mysteries, crime thrillers and car chases.