Motion icon Liam Neeson
is headed to Max…however he doesn’t do not forget that he’s an motion icon. The Taken star leads 2011’s Unknown
, which finds the acclaimed actor taking the lead as a person who, after waking up from a coma, doesn’t bear in mind who he’s. However, even stranger, nobody else remembers him both. And one other man is claiming to be who he thinks he’s. Whereas which will have made the film sound a bit complicated, it’s actually not, with the film permitting Neeson to leap from a frightened everyman to the grizzled motion star we’ve all come to know and love.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who just lately discovered big success on Netflix with the Christmas motion outing Carry-On, Unknown stars Liam Neeson alongside Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella. Based mostly on the 2003 French novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert, “Out of My Head,” and tailored for the massive display by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell, Unknown is because of hit Max on February 1, and you may try the official synopsis beneath.
“After a severe automobile accident in Berlin, Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakes to seek out his world in utter chaos. His spouse (January Jones) doesn’t acknowledge him; one other man is utilizing his identification, and mysterious assassins are looking him. The authorities don’t imagine his claims, and he should go on the run alone. With an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin leaps right into a perplexing scenario that may pressure him to find how far he’s keen to go for the reality.”
‘Unknown’ Was Met With Combined Reactions on the Time
Whereas Unknown did phenomenal enterprise on the field workplace, grossing $136 million towards its $30 million finances, the motion thriller struggled critically, receiving a blended response from each critics and audiences alike. Unknown stands at 56% from the previous and 55% from the latter, with the critics’ consensus studying, “Liam Neeson elevates the proceedings significantly, however Unknown is finally too spinoff — and implausible — to make the most of its intriguing premise.”
Nonetheless, in case you’re on the lookout for a twisted motion thriller anchored by a reliably highly effective Liam Neeson, then Unknown is properly price trying out when it lands on the streaming platform Max subsequent month.
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Unknown
- Launch Date
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February 16, 2011
- Runtime
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113 minutes
- Director
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Jaume Collet-Serra
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