The Unknown

Another series of long flights, which means I've been able to watch a few movies which I am going to review here. I've also managed to read "Parrot and Olivier in America" by Peter Carey, which had been on my to-read list for a long time. I will post a review of the book here shortly.

The first film I watched was The Unknown, featuring and . It was directed by  and was released earlier this year. I wasn't expecting much but it proved to be a pleasant surprise. Neeson plays the role of Martin Harris, a man who arrives at a bio-technology conference with his wife in Berlin. He finds himself in a car accident and wakes up from four days in a coma to find someone else in his shoes: another man has stolen his identity, and even his wife does not recognise him. He has little money, no friends, and a huge mystery to solve. To help him in this stressful situation he only has the girl who was driving the taxi when he had his accident. And there are people who want him dead. The Unknown has a very clever plot and will keep you on your toes. In fact, I guessed wrong about what had happened  until the very end. It's well done, Neeson is very good, and you won't regret watching this film. I really enjoyed it. The film is based on a novel by the same title written by Didier Van Cauwelaert.