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On a trip to Germany with his wife (January Jones), Liam Neeson gets into a car accident and loses his memory, and then people deny they ever knew him. The movie is a little more complicated than the previous sentence suggests, but that's about the gist. It amazes me that Neeson is getting all these leading-man-action-movie roles these days. He's getting a little older, but Taken was a pretty good movie, and so was this one, so all the power to him. January Jones was bland and forgetful, I think the most memorable thing about her is her blonde hair. Diane Kruger (who you may remember from Inglouious Basterds) plays the cab driver that Neeson gets into the accident with, and then helps him later on. And Bruno Ganz plays an adorable ex-Stasi (I'm a sucker for a cute old guy).

From what I can remember from the previews I knew there was a scene where his wife says she doesn't know him, which I thought was interesting, but didn't know what to expect from there. The dynamic totally changes once someone is killed by some sort of assassin and you know this isn't going to be a drama, but more of an action movie. The plot was interesting and there was a big twist that I didn't see coming. The action was a little much, too many people were killed without consequence. I thought the biotechnology aspect was timely, because having diverse and dependable crops are going to become more of an issue for society. I am also glad that the writers didn't pursue any sort of romance between Neeson and Kruger. There are some holes in the plot, like why wouldn't he tell his wife he was going back for his briefcase?  But overall a solid movie with interesting turns.

Yes, I realize the second paragraph is a bunch of unconnected sentences, but that's all I got tonight.