Unknown is what the movie is

Rating: 4/10 (12 April 2020)

Unknown is not your usual Liam Neeson action movie. In many ways it is not an action movie at all. A man goes to Berlin with his wife, but ends up being involved in a serious car accident that leaves him with a memory problem. Much of the film is spent with the man trying to remember.
Unlike the movie, Taken, where you have a simple plot with easy action, this movie tends to feel a lot longer than it is, mainly because the plot is elusive. This movie never felt like a Liam Neeson action movie, even with the action scenes. Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris. Dr. Harris gets help from a German cab driver named Gina, played by Diane Kruger. I think you know a German accent is bad when throughout the film you are constantly thinking the actress has a very bad German accent. This film tries too hard with the wrong actors playing the wrong roles. I think it is the first Liam Neeson film that I kept checking the time. Usually they fly by.
The movies, Taken, The Commuter, Non-Stop, are all better Liam Neeson movies because the roles are more suited to his style. This film is more of a mystery thriller and while it does have some action scenes, there are not enough to carry the film and the actors in order to make it a good movie worth seeing. Like the bad German accent, this film tries too hard to be something it is not.
This was the first Liam Neeson film I struggled to get through to the end. Not enough action and a convoluted plot line make this a hard film to recommend.