Until recently, I’ve been a little disappointed with new movies. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a while since I’ve truly seen a bad movie. However, it seems as though every movie I’ve seen in theaters here lately was only to keep me entertained until that next great movie. Well, “Unknown” is that next great movie. “Unknown” is an action-thriller film starring Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger. Maybe it was just the mood I was in, but I was thoroughly pleased with this film. It’s no “Taken,” but it still has its own share of awesomeness.

At first, I honestly thought this movie was, in fact, the deleted scenes from “Taken”-Liam Neeson in a dark, European country, searching for a loved one while managing to own a few thugs. However, the more I watched, the more the movie took on fresh, new plot. The film begins with Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) and his wife Liz (January Jones) as they arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. Being a dunce, Dr. Harris forgets an important piece of luggage at the airport.

Leaving his wife to check them into the hotel room, he sets off to retrieve his lost briefcase. It doesn’t take long for things to get completely screwed. On the way to the airport, the taxi cab takes a turn for the worse, off a bridge. Saved from death by the cab driver (Diane Kruger), Harris wakes up in a hospital four days later. Immediately, Harris goes in search for his wife.

Though struggling with a mild, baby case of amnesia, he manages to track down the hotel where he and his wife were staying. When he arrives, however, he discovers his wife with another man, who identifies himself as Dr. Martin Harris. Neither his wife nor the “imposter” recognize him, and being unable to provide identification, Harris is escorted to the street. Angry and confused Harris sets off to discover who he really is. That practically sums up the trailer. Oh yeah, there’s shooting too.

Film critic Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, saying “At times, ‘Unknown’ stretches plausibility to the near breaking point, but it’s so well paced and the performances are so strong and most of the questions are ultimately answered. This is a very solid thriller.”

Film critic Steven Herring gives this film an A, saying, “Awesome.”

I was totally brown away with the premise. This film had a bigger plot twist than an arm in a Steven Segal movie. Usually I have a plot figured out during the opening credits, but this movie had me second guessing myself at every scene. It was a good break from recent, easily predictable movie plots. Finally, a good movie to challenge the mind.