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After a violent scuffle in a remote warehouse, a barrel of
a noxious chemical is spilled. The five men in the room awaken
with blank slates, unaware of even their own identities. It
is clear they have experienced some traumatic event: one is
bound to a pole, one has had his nose broken, another is handcuffed
to a pipe... But no one remembers who they are or what they're
doing there. As the men slowly try to assemble the puzzle
of their last few hours, the conflicts and challenges begin.
How do you know who to trust, if you don't even know who you
are?...
The
laziest way of describing Unknown is by pigeonholing
it as cross between Memento
(which also starred Joe Pantoliano) and Reservoir Dogs.
That's not to say that Unknown is anywhere as groundbreaking
as either of those aforementioned films, it's just that it
takes obvious elements from both - the memory loss and general
confusion from Memento and just about everything else
from Reservoir Dogs.
For
the most part this movie keeps the audience guessing as to
who is who. Although, I did feel that the flashback memory
sequences started a little too early, and gave away who was
good and who was bad before we got any real time to warm to
any of the characters. Part
of this problem is probably down to the fact that the film
only runs for 82 minutes and everything is crammed into the
plot without allowing for much character development.
The
final act throws so many twists at the audience that, like
the main characters, you start to question everything you
thought you knew.
Extras
include Behind the Scenes (a 45 minute featurette that
examines most of the processes of getting this film up and
running) and the trailer.
At
the end of the day this is an enjoyable movie which is well
acted and directed. It's well worth giving up just over an
hour of your time to.
Nick
Smithson
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