There's a good little thriller lurking somewhere in the depths of "Unknown," but it never quite rises to the surface.
Unknown
2006 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Simón Brand
Overview
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
Director and cast
- Simón Brand Director
- Jim Caviezel as Jean Jacket
- Greg Kinnear as Broken Nose
- Bridget Moynahan as Eliza Coles
- Joe Pantoliano as Bound Man
- Barry Pepper as Rancher Shirt
- Jeremy Sisto as Handcuffed Man
- Peter Stormare as Snakeskin Boots
- Clayne Crawford as Detective Anderson
- Chris Mulkey as Detective James Curtis
- Kevin Chapman as Detective McGahey
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
You wish some of the plot holes had been spackled better.
A nifty little psychological crime thriller that suggests a Treasure of the Sierra Madre for the postindustrial age.
It's a good gimmick, but still a gimmick, and we're left with more confusion than tension.
Unknown is far from a perfect movie, but it's more amusing than many better-made ones.
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