UNKNOWN, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 49 min )

where:  CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when:  Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
show:  7:55 p.m.
costs:  $9.75 Ticket + $4.50 20 fl. oz. Glaceau Vitaminwater XXX + $1.00 2.4 oz. Peanut Butter Moon Pie ( bought at the nearby CVS Drugstore and smuggled-in ) = $15.25
auditorium:  13
seat:  5th row, 7th column

synopsis/overview:  Dr. Martin Harris, PhD ( Liam Neeson ),   awakens from a coma in a strange land, and without any identification on his person.  No one believes him when he claims to be who he is, including his wife, Elizabeth ( January Jones ).  But with the help of  Gina ( Diane Kruger ), a young woman on the run, he sets out to discover who he really is.
 

noteworthy scenes:  1.) The briefcase; 2.) Crash; 3.) Hospital; 4.) Bio-Tech Summit at Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin; 5.) Security office; 6.) Subway; 7.) Taxicab company; 8.) Restaurant; 9.) University lab; 10.) EEG lab; 11.) Ex-East German Secret Police, Ernst Jurgen ( Bruno Ganz ); 12.) "Random accident"; 13.) Gina's apartment; 14.)  Assassination attempt caught on tape; 15.) Bad guys; 16.) Car chase; 17.) Night club; 18.) Secret code; 19.) Art museum; 20.)  Photo; 21.) 'Phone call; 22.) Dr. Cole ( Frank Langella ); 23.) Section 15; 24.) Lost and Found; 25.) Abduction; 26.) Parking garage; 27.) Canadian; 28.) "Three months ago"; 29.) Computer hacking; 30.) Hotel security footage; 31.) Corn; 32.) "I didn't forget everything"; 33.) News report; and 34.) New identity.

audience reaction:  This movie kept the interest of  its viewers.

recommendation:  I liked this Psycho-Thriller, too.  Go see this movie if  you're into Thrillers.

spoiler alert!  Ah ... why would you put your passport and wallet in a briefcase when you're supposed to have them on you for security reasons?  Why didn't the police check the airport security videos?  I guess that you can ride a subway train in Germany without purchasing a ticket first.  This movie was released nine months too soon.  He hadn't had a shave in at least two days, but his "5 o'clock shadow" was barely visible.   The bad guy should have noticed that there were no shoe prints in the snow.  Okay, so you buy a brand new cell phone and expect it to be fully charged, activated and ready to use?  I don't think so!  Why were the two assassins each photographed together with the same woman at the photo shoot?  Their faces were captured by the hotel security cameras so there is no way that they can hide because "wanted" posters of them will be posted at airports and train stations practically everywhere.

fyi:  Years ago, when my mom returned from her European trip, she mentioned that taxicabs in Germany were all Mercedes Benz cars.  I guess that she was right after all.

Here at the condominium complex where I live, I've taken to sleeping in my living room because I could hear my upstairs and downstairs neighbors doing "unmentionable" things in their bedrooms in the middle of the night!  And I'm a very light sleeper--once I'm awake, I'm awake.  So, just so I could have some peace and quiet, and some sleep, I decided that the best thing for me to do was to start sleeping in my living room.  And that's the way it has been for a few years now.

word of advice:  Always have a back-up plan.

tidbits:  The "check engine" light  of  my Hyundai Accent turned-on two days ago, a Monday.  But my car ran fine without any strange smell, vibration  or sounds.  I used my Geo Metro yesterday.  Today, when I started my Accent, the "check engine" light turned-off.  I drove it to work.  On my way home, the "check engine" light turned-on again.  Hours later, when I decided to go buy some cold medicine and see this movie, I used my Hyundai.  The "check engine" light was on and stayed on until I was done shopping at the drugstore.  After that, the light turned-off.  I suspect that the reason why the "check engine" light came on was because I didn't have the air filter and the spark plugs replaced at the 75K scheduled maintenance--I just had the mechanic to an oil change.  This Friday, I really will have to buy the air filter and spark plugs and install them myself--and I'll throw in some fuel system cleaner while I'm at it ( before the price of gas goes up to over $4.00 a gallon ).  Hopefully, that's all that it needs.