Implausible maybe, exciting most definitely!

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2011)

Irrespective of a movie's subject matter if you can honestly say that you did not fidget or glance at your watch but sat intrigued for the duration then you have been entertained and what more can a film offer than that? Unknown is that kind of offering. The film has some very implausible moments the most memorable being the notion that you could somehow 'prep' a terrorist will sufficient knowledge in a highly technical subject to enable him to blend in with the other eggheads at a convention.However this is not an immediate distraction and represents the kind of flaws you talk about AFTER a film's conclusion. Someone said this was a typical Liam Neeson film and their probably right.Matt Damon is the only other actor that immediately comes to mind who embodies that look of both confusion and resilience to adversity. Neeson's ally in his battle against evil forces is the beautiful Diane Kruger who plays a rather unlikely looking immigrant taxi driver but then again there's nothing like an attractive woman to divert your mind from impossible scenarios. Enough criticism .... enjoy!