Director Jaume Collet-Serra provides a steady flow of suspense and a very Polanski-esque feeling of paranoia.
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Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Unknown is never boring, and Collet-Serra mostly keeps up a lively pace, but he doesn't do the movie any favors with the flat, dull way he films the scene in which we finally learn what's going on.
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Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Unknown is probably the movie "The Tourist" wanted to be, if it had a pulse. Its sheer momentum makes Neeson and Kruger more attractive than even Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The movie whips up a big old puree of ingredients borrowed from other cinematic recipes.
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Village VoiceNick Schager
Village VoiceNick Schager
As with its protagonist, Unknown boasts tantalizing issues buried deep beneath its frantic exterior, but little idea how to unlock or address them.
Beyond the occasional plot frissons and juicy supporting turns, it's an emotionally and psychologically threadbare exercise.
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Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
It's a solid, engrossing thriller, but a slack one.
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Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
There are a couple of intriguing ideas floating around here and there, but that's all they do - float around, unmoored by any sense of reality and, thus, suspense.