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38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallUnknown is finely tuned pulp filmmaking, a dumb movie with a smart veneer, which is nothing to sneeze at.
- Director Jaume Collet-Serra provides a steady flow of suspense and a very Polanski-esque feeling of paranoia.
- 63Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleUnknown 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.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfUnknown 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.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie whips up a big old puree of ingredients borrowed from other cinematic recipes.
- 50Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerAs with its protagonist, Unknown boasts tantalizing issues buried deep beneath its frantic exterior, but little idea how to unlock or address them.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangBeyond the occasional plot frissons and juicy supporting turns, it's an emotionally and psychologically threadbare exercise.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIt's a solid, engrossing thriller, but a slack one.
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThere 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.