Unknown (2006)

Director:

Simon Brand

Writer:

Matthew Waynee (written by)

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Trust no one. Fear everyone.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Arm | Loss Of Wife | Memory Loss | Machine Gun | Pistol

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Jean Jacket (as Jim Caviezel)
Greg Kinnear	...	Broken Nose
Bridget Moynahan	...	Eliza Coles
Joe Pantoliano	...	Bound Man
Barry Pepper	...	Rancher Shirt
Jeremy Sisto	...	Handcuffed Man
Peter Stormare	...	Snakeskin Boots
Chris Mulkey	...	Detective James Curtis
Clayne Crawford	...	Detective Anderson
Kevin Chapman	...	Detective McGahey
Mark Boone Junior	...	Bearded Man (as Mark Boone)
Wilmer Calderon	...	Detective Molina
David Selby	...	Police Captain Parker
Adam Rodriguez	...	County Doctor
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips	...	Iron Cross

Runtime:

98 min | 85 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | USA:Not Rated | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Desert Center, California, USA

Company:

Rick Lashbrook Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the SUV arrives at the site (after dark) there are no lights outside, the only visible lights are headlights. Later, as the SUV passes through the chain link fence, there are overhead lights visible on the top of the SUV as well as reflected in its' back window.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jean Jacket: Who are you? Who the fuck are you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-11-04)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Unknown

Saw with a hint of usual suspects and a dash of Reservoir dogs

This movie is engaging in the first twenty or so minutes, with a good cast including famous celebrities (Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, James Caviesel) and some appearances from indie stars (Peter Stormare, Joe Pantilona, Jeremy Sisto, and Marke Boone Junior). The acting is pretty good and the camera work is OK as is the story, with enough twists and turns to probably entertain most viewers for the running time. It's not a bad movie but not a great one either, with it's story there is no moral to be learned and that's fine but i wish the director gave the movie more style since it's not a heavy drama, the camera wasn't very flashy almost bland and the scenes outside of the warehouse were poorly done. If only the movie took place all inside that warehouse and the if the director didn't try to make it so straight forward. overall i give this a B-, it's worth seeing but don't make a huge effort. Also don't listen to the ads saying that this has the same story style as Memento, because it doesn't. Rating: the film when i watched it was not rated, the movie contains many F words although not extreme, and the violence in this movie is toned down, yes there's some but not too bad.

saw it on Demand in IFC in Theatres