Movie Review: Unknown

Date: 18 March 2011
Time: 9:50pm
Location: Iluma Filmgarde
Kaki: Looney Tunes
Rating: 3 stars
Language: English

Synopsis:
Liam Neeson stars as Dr. Martin Harris, who awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesnt recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far hes willing to go to uncover the truth.

Review:
And so, obviously I have procrastinated in getting this review up, as there are many changes in my life that I have been trying to deal with.. (more on that in a proper blog post)... but back to the movie. Surprisingly, I only somewhat enjoyed it.

It fell into the dangerous ground of being a very average film, with some lapse. Maybe I am too critical, since not every movie is an "Inception".. but seriously, when I watched it, I started to spot errors like, there was this scene when Liam Neeson walks into the underground subway station and jumps into the train to get away from this guy who has been trailing him.. weirdly, it was night when he entered, and day when he emerged out. Now, I don't know how things work, but I somehow doubt that he took the train the WHOLE NIGHT.

Anyways, it was not a great movie as the twist didn't really have a kick. It was not like I expected the twist, it was more like the built up was fairly weak, and so, when the "AH HA!" moment comes, it was as weak as a day old soda. So, sorta failed for me.

Other aspects that saw the rating drop was due to the lack of chemistry between the "European Beauty" and "Liam Neeson"... he looked more like her father lor!! Let's not be so ridiculous, if he falls for her, I can understand. How can she fall for him? (I really like Liam Neeson, and of course he is attractive, but seriously, they are like 20 years apart)

Anyways, it would make a good rental... it's just not quite worth the box office ticket price.

P.S. And I have to say, the cinema at Iluma Filmgarde leaves a lot to be desired. It STINKS OF SWEAT!!! absolutely gross...