Unknown

Dr. Martin Harris arrives to Berlin accompanied by his wife to give a lecture on biotechnology. When registering at the hotel, he says he has forgotten one of his bags at the airport, so he takes a cab to go get it.

At the height of Oberbaumbrücke, however, he suffers an accident in which he gets close to death after falling into the icy waters of the river Spree. After a few days in a coma and after regaining his memory, he realizes that neither his wife nor anyone else is looking for him, and even worse, that another man has taken his place next to his wife and colleagues, while his disappearance did not call their attention at all. The only thing that seems out of place is himself, who nonetheless is living an incomprehensible nightmare.

The mystery is almost impenetrable, but is not shielded. In his quest Harris is assisted by two women who are moved by his situation: one is the taxi driver who saves him from drowning in the accident, and the nurse who has seen him recover from the coma.

Thanks to the second one he meets a sympathetic and wise ex-Stasi agent who does not doubt his sincerity, but discovers the flaws of his story. This is the character that will ultimately solve the puzzle.

"Unknown" shares some characteristics with films like the "Bourne Movies" and it has good performances and enjoyable rate. However, besides having a very well-known and explored theme, the plot of "Unknown" is filled with a set of coincidences that strengthen the outcome.

If you want to be distracted by an adventure thriller, you'd take a look at an interesting Berlin winter, or if you want to see some good scenes with Neeson and Ganz talking really naturally, you may be interested in this film.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers: Oliver Butcher (screenplay), Stephen Cornwell (screenplay)

Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones