Good start, but then it gets ruined

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Unknown surprised me. I knew little about this movie, aside from the fact that it stars Liam Neeson (which was enough to get me to watch it), but it's entertaining. It does a good job of messing with your mind and making you feel as disoriented as the protagonist does. However, it's a bit far-fetched, and as much as I like January Jones, she's not a very good actress. Nevertheless, it's worth a watch.

The build-up is exciting: Someone has stolen the identity and life of the protagonist ... or is he, himself, going insane? Martin Harris (the ever reliable Liam Neeson) explains the struggle in his mind as: "a war between being told who you are and knowing who you are." The premise is followed by great action scenes and twists and turns to keep you guessing most of the way. A movie like this, however, ends well by keeping suspension of disbelief on a tight leash, for the viewer to really invest emotionally. The third act, unfortunately, looses the grip. Where genre classics like The Fugitive (1993) and The Game (1997) held the viewer fast to the heart-pounding end, Unknown Identity ends up increasingly far-fetched, and it eventually couldn't keep me truly caring about the story.6/10

I just don't buy the things that is happening in the movie. What I mean is that he gets hit in the head and get amnesia, only remembering some things, things so he think he is the character that he is acting. This seems to convenient to me. How can he remember just that. The thing also about that is it seems that they had not played their rolls for that long of a time. All the memories he has to begin with has nothing to do with his "roll". That begs the question, what do he remember? He cant remember himself teaching or having any moment at home with his wife because he has never done that in his roll. For that matter the other members of his crew act very strange during all this. They don't contact him or try to explain to him the situation in any way. They even almost hit him with their cat at one moment. They even try to kill him. Then their leader says that he his the person he plays likes that is things that happens. How? He has never really played his roll. Its lucky that they had a reserve for his roll, and that his how I know he never really has played his roll, because no one knows how he looks like.Then we can look at this organizations plan to begin with. They want a scientists research and then kill him so they will be the only ones with it, so they can sell it I think. Why do they need to kill him? He most likely has his research in other locations. If not he is stupid. Anyway it seems important that no one knows that he was the target and his research was stolen. This complex plan comes down to that They know that the scientist never would leave his research and always carries his computer with him. They will then convince him to leave it in the wardrobe. Then they will use some kind of USP WiFi on his computer to steal the research. This part of the plan I think is ridicules and is based on a lot of assumptions which might not work. It is just luck that they succeed with that part and that seems so random when the rest of the very complicated plan(which to me seems you could solve much easier) is so though out.

A man wakes from a coma and loses his identityStarring Liam Neeson and Diane KrugerWritten by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell ( Screenplay) Based on the novel by Didier Van CauwelaertDirected by Jaume Collet-Serra A man loses his memory and nobody recognizes him, including his wife.Does this sound familiar? Well the plot isn't new and the premise has been used in many movies. But guess what? I don't care.I love this film! It has everything that I want in a movie. Great acting, a super plot, some brilliant action scenes and lots of twists. Unlike some movies where the plot twists are difficult to keep up with, I didn't have any difficulty here. The plot is clever but it doesn't try to be too clever. I was with it all the way.It keeps you guessing all the way and I really think that is the secret to a great movie. A good plot keeps you waiting, to find out what happens next. This film suits Liam Neeson. I can't imagine anybody else playing the main lead. And he is a great actor. Not wooden at all like some people suggest.Did I tell you that love this movie?10/10 for me.