Uninteresting. Unoriginal. Unintelligent.

Rating: 2/10 (7 June 2011)

Unknown plays like a mix of Hitchcock, Frantic and the Bourne movies, with none of the zest or intelligence of any of those it mimics. For a while it comes off as a decent action film, with pretty dull actors and a none-too-new story. However the further it goes along the further it falls apart. In it's final act it degrades into complete madness, with a twist that drags the entire film down into pure stupidity and an event that had me laughing harder than any "serious" ever should. One of the more unfortunate films I've seen in recent years, with no real logic or interest to it whatsoever. As someone who got a real kick out of Taken, this was quite the surprise for Neeson's next big action thriller. It felt like he was sleepwalking through it and the whole thing felt absolutely stupid, for lack of a better word.