tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618499524438478683.post359259707856304927..comments2022-11-07T08:58:07.091-06:00Comments on Two Sisters and a Movie: Week 9: UnknownTiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661629625852046696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618499524438478683.post-81764172446467021552011-03-08T07:50:08.138-06:002011-03-08T07:50:08.138-06:00Thanks for your review Stephen! I don't neces...Thanks for your review Stephen! I don't necessarily disagree with you. Maybe I was too nice in mine. :)Tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661629625852046696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618499524438478683.post-75900948238753328562011-03-07T21:47:27.648-06:002011-03-07T21:47:27.648-06:00Wow, you enjoyed it much more than I did!
"U...Wow, you enjoyed it much more than I did!<br /><br />"Unknown<br />(Starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Dianne Kruger, Aiden Quinn)<br />** out of five<br />In the beginning of this film, Neeson takes a blow to the head. Apparently so did the producers who sunk bajillions of dollars into this over-bloated but pretty thriller. It’s a mystery why the camera work and the performances are so committed to this illogical action flick.<br /><br />Neeson is a biologist; Jones (Mad Men) his pretty wife. They are heading to a conference in Berlin, where a sheik is about to unveil a free strain of corn that will change the world’s economic landscape. Neeson hits his head, lapses into a coma, and wakes up four days later to find another man (Quinn) claiming his identity and his wife.<br /><br />So, apparently a man in a coma can wake up and waltz out of a hospital. Elaborate car chases rip through the Berlin streets with nary a cop in sight. Evil villains have lengthy conversations with Neeson—they readily kill people around him, and instead of offing him also, decide to chat for extended periods. Of course, there are plot twists, but after you think about it, those also make no sense whatsoever.<br /><br />Here’s the biggest problem: hundreds of cars get crashed or explode, buildings blow up, and the actors wear some very expensive costumes—meaning someone spent a slew of money on Unknown. What they didn’t spend any cash on—what they thought audiences wouldn’t notice—is that this expensive, handsome story is a complete absurdity disguised with a shiny coat of gloss."Stephen J. Millerhttp://www.watermarkonline.comnoreply@blogger.com