If your looking for a dark and captivating mystery that will have your eyes glued to the screen and your heart racing then look no further as Unknown is the film for you.
Starring Liam Neeson as Doctor Martin Harris and January Jones as his beautiful wife, Liz, the film begins with, what appears, as a happily married couple arriving in Berlin for a work related presentation.
With only a few minutes in, the film takes a wild turn which results in a taxi crash that plummets Martin and his driver, Gina (Diane Kruger) into a river. Banging his head and leaving him in a coma for 4 days, he awakens to find that his identity, his marriage and his life have been stolen from him by an intruder claiming to be the real Martin Harris.
A series of unfortunate events lead to fast paced car chases, struggles, fights and a unsettling feeling that not even you, the viewer, is sure whether or not you can trust your main character.
Complete strangers to each other, Martin and Gina, are propelled into a world of violence where their lives are at risk for something they know nothing about. This film is not about revenge or vengeance; it’s about survival and escape and how far you would go to getting back a life you have lost.
Diane Kruger plays her part well as the illegal Bosnian immigrant striving for a better life by working any job she can get. After saving Martin’s life she feels compelled to help him, and throughout the film, consistently gets him out of many sticky situations.
This film bares a strong resemblance to Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, in the sense that not all is what it seems, however if this puts you off, as it would have done me, don’t be, the story lines are stronger and the action is believable.
The only weakness with this film is the ending, it leaves you feeling a tad unfulfilled as the set up behind all the drama and confusion is a simple one, one that anyone could indeed understand, but is extremely unbelievable.
Directed by Jaume collet- Serra it is not a surprise that this film is dark and twisted as he is previously known for directing such films as The house of Wax and The Orphan.
A fist clenching film that is not meant to be taken too seriously but definitely worth a watch, an enjoyable experience that has not forgotten that the art of entertainment is through mind baffling action and a strong cast.
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