Sorry, this movie sucks

Expected more

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Persons Unknown was a very respectable series with a few shortcomings in writing and some inconsistent acting. If you enjoy psychological thrillers this is absolutely worth a shot but I do warn you, NBC made some very false promises that this show would wrap up and that any lingering questions would be answered. Apparently, the plug got pulled on this series after the first season leaving it to the viewer to decide on a lot of the outcome. That being said, it's really not difficult to draw one's own conclusions and enough content was answered to leave one feeling somewhat fulfilled. I will not punish a show for the networks shameful behavior, Persons Unknown was a solid 7.5 with a perhaps even more promising future had it been given the chance and NBC's lack of honesty was an abysmal 1. If you read through a few more reviews you'll see this tends to be the consensus, some are just punishing the show with a bad rating when it was not the writers/directors/actors fault it was so short lived.

I didn't read all the reviews here but I'm sure people mentioned "Lost". This is a good show and stuff but they need to work on their suspense thing. Compared to Lost, this story has no suspense. For example, in first few episodes we already knew who the inside mole is, we knew about director, the reason they do this, etc. The reason Lost was a VERY successful show was because they keep their suspense for some time. It makes audience come back for that answer. On the other side this story reveals its secrets too quick.But overall, the idea of keeping it LIKE a "game" with "levels" is pretty smart. If the show is successful, they can make many more seasons because "levels" could be unlimited.

My Review of "Persons Unknown"This mini-series was created by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects), and it entertained me throughout last year's summer. Because of the limited promotion, I had to stumble on "Persons Unknown" by sheer luck. The reason why the studio did not have faith in this show -- with its large potential -- beats me.In the pilot episode, written by McQuarrie, we are introduced to the captives and the place they are held in. Right away, questions arise on why they were taken, and by whom they were taken. Aside from the captives' storyline, there is also a subplot of a reporter, who's investigative eye falls on these mysterious disappearances.This episode neatly lays the groundwork on which this series is built upon. Every captive seemingly has a specific reason for being held; they try to deduce what the motive of the captors is by figuring out where each of them came from.Suspenseful moments are to be expected when the captives try to escape the place they are being held in, when their lives are threatened, and when they start to crack under pressure. For those who like to be surprised until the end, this is your show. The amount of mystery is enormous, and will often catch you off-guard.The main thing I liked was how the main characters reacted in certain situations; mainly, the wariness they showed towards each other, and the questions they asked themselves.I watched this mini-series in its original run, so I had to wait a full week to get a new episode; I'm sure once you start watching now, you won't be able to stop watching until you've seen them all.As for the ending, it was a bit of a let-down; actually, a major let-down. On itself – in the scenario that the show would return for subsequent seasons -- it was a great finale, but as a series finale it just failed. We were promised to get answers to all the major questions by summer's end, yet the finale did not follow through on that statement.They left us hanging with so many questions -- a real shame. So much wasted potential, so much frustration. If you ask me, they could have ended this story with the preceding episode; this episode would have provided more closure, however the burning questions would still remain.If it were up to me, I would bring back "Persons Unknown" for another season. Then we could see a proper conclusion to a great storyline. The finale provides a good starting point for that matter. There is still much to explore for the writers, so I'd say bring back "Persons Unknown." Taking everything into account, I am going to give "Persons Unknown" an 8 out of 10.

The premise promises a mystery: a group of seven seemingly random people are kidnapped and wake up in a fake town, with no idea who has kidnapped them or why. It's clearly nothing as simple as ransom.And the series had a lot of strong points, building the mystery and gradually revealing the secrets step by step.But ... the only thing that keeps the story going at many points is that the characters are too stupid to believe. Like -- minor spoiler here -- at one point one of the group reveals that he is, in fact, in league with the kidnappers, there to observe, but he has had a change of heart. And so, naturally they all ask him how they can escape and why there were kidnapped in the first place, right? They have someone right there who is ready and able to give them all the answers. But no. NOT ONE of the other six ask him the obvious questions. Several beat him up out of revenge, the rest just yell at him. I was left wondering, How stupid can these people be? A few episodes later he tells them "You're all in danger!" And so naturally they ask what the danger is and how to escape, right? Umm, no. One character explicitly tells him that she doesn't want to hear it. The rest ignore him.Okay, I understand that people under stress may not behave in the way that a disinterested observer would say was the wisest course of action. But really now, this was just silly.At another point -- big spoiler here -- two reporters are investigating the kidnappings, and so the people behind the Vast Conspiracy buy out their newspaper and fire them to shut them up. Okay, plausible I guess. But the reporters figure out who is behind the conspiracy when the conspirators have the front page of the newspaper changed to add, beneath the name of the paper, "A subsidiary of XYZ Corporation" (whatever the name of the company was, I forget). Let me give a hint here to anyone plotting a secret conspiracy: Don't print your name on the front page of the newspaper! Then the reporters come up with the brilliant plan of going to the headquarters of this organization and screaming at everyone in sight that they release the victims. Like, um, yeah, that would work. Of course the conspirators just have their security people throw them out of the building. But along the way one of the conspirators says to another, "No one has ever gotten this far before." Yes, these reporters certainly engaged in brilliant detective work, reading the front page of their own newspaper to see your name! How did they ever think of that? Okay, I've concentrated on the low points here. The series was good enough that I watched every episode. I'm just not sure why.