Another kick-ass Liam Neeson action film with Liam once again in a foreign country single-handedly taking on dozens of inept bad guys!

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2011)

'UNKNOWN': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
Another kick-ass Liam Neeson action film with Liam once again in a foreign country single-handedly taking on dozens of inept bad guys. In this one Liam plays a man who awakens from a four day coma, after a freak automobile accident, and finds another man has taken his place. No one believes who he really is, including his wife. The film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (who also directed the popular well made horror films 'ORPHAN' and the 2005 remake of 'HOUSE OF WAX') and written by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell. It's adapted from a French novel titled 'Out of My Head'. The film is an interesting and suspenseful thriller and Liam once again makes an engaging action hero lead.
Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, who's visiting Berlin with his wife Liz (January Jones) for a biotechnology summit. As the movie opens the two arrive at their hotel when Martin realizes he forgot his briefcase at the airport. He takes a cab back to get it when the delivery truck they're following loses a refrigerator and the cab driver (Diane Kruger) drives off a bridge in order to avoid crashing into it. He survives the crash thanks to the cab driver, Gina, but falls into a coma for four days as a result of it. Upon awaking he returns to the hotel and finds another man (Aidan Quinn) is claiming to be him and even Liz goes along with the charade. Alone with no ID, money or help Martin sets out to prove his true identity and unmask the culprits as well as their motives. He finds help from a reluctant Gina and a private investigator (Bruno Ganz) but soon realizes he, as well as they, are in grave danger.
The film was marketed as another no holds barred 'TAKEN' type action film but this is more of a suspense thriller and doesn't have quite as much action. The action it does have is pretty spectacular though, including some amazing car chases. Neeson doesn't do as much hand to hand combat as his other popular action role but he's still quite good and a decent action presence. The supporting cast is all more than adequate and Kruger and Jones (two of my favorites) are both stunningly beautiful like always. The story is involving and very fast paced, it's pretty unbelievable at times (including a pretty far fetched twist) but for the most part it works. The directing is nicely fitting and efficiently stylized. It might not be quite as good as some fans might have been expecting as Neeson's action followup to 'TAKEN' but it's a decent action thriller all the same.
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