he doesn't exist.......

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2011)

The only comparison that this film has with 'Taken' is the star and the way the makers of the film have wanted the poster to be designed. After this, there is nothing else, but two good movies.
Basic premise is that Martin Harris forgets his briefcase at the airport, gets in a cab, has a crash and wakes from a coma four days later.
He goes back to his hotel with a little memory loss, but no one remembers who he is, and someone has taken his identity.
Sounds silly, but thanks to a clever ending, it's a very plausible idea. Yes, there are some major plot holes, but when you have an original film coming out of Hollywood (even if it is based on a novel) it's a treat, so why moan, especially when it's produced with panache from Joel silver.
If you cross 'frantic' and very loosely 'the sixth day' you end up with unknown.
Neeson is as good as ever, and i have a feeling now that he will be in a lot more films where he becomes a man on a mission. Support is good, but January Jones lets the side down, she is truly wooden in her role, and almost ruins every scene she is in.
So just to recap, it's not taken, it's a great thriller, with a clever ending.