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February 18, 2011
At the Movies: Liam Neeson kicks even more butt in ‘Unknown'
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
A couple of years ago, Liam Neeson starred as a former CIA agent in “Taken,” searching for his kidnapped daughter and kicking as much butt as necessary to find her.
| UNKNOWN |
 Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Liam Neeson, Frank Langella, Bruno Ganz, Sebastian Koch, Aidan Quinn, January Jones Rating: PG-13 Running time: 106 minutes |
Now, he's continuing this fascinating late-career path, remaining in action-star mode as he creeps ever closer to 60, in “Unknown.” It's a chilly little thriller about amnesia, mistrust and lost identity, with the kinds of chases and explosions you've seen countless times before. Interchangeable Euro baddies lurk in the shadows, seemingly omniscient and omnipresent, waiting to strike. Nothing and no one is what it seems, which makes the unpredictability somewhat more predictable.
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