And don't let the DVD menu play, either! Just hit the farging play button.
I have no idea how Unknown ended up in my Blockbuster queue -- automatically generated recommendation, maybe. It was very good. Not "own it" very good, but "rent it" very good. You'll see what I mean when the final credits roll.
Read on if you don't mind spoilerific thoughts...
What worked --> The premise of some guys waking up in a locked warehouse, some tied up, all badly beat up, and all with memory loss was interesting. Throw in some great actors who really got into it: Jesus Caviezel, Cypher Pantoliano, Metrosexual Kinnear, and the dude who played Assistant Marconi Operator Harold Bride in Titanic. Even great stories can be executed with the quality of a made-for-TNT quality, but these guys had me from the start.
What kept it from being great --> Sort of like my feeling at the end of Illusionist. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but felt like I'd be fine if I never saw the movie again. Don't let people tell you Unknown is as good as Memento -- it's not close. Memento is a frickin onion.
Even though I won't buy it, I'll recommend it to everyone I know (except my wife). I loved the ending. Ok, I'm off to go through my Steven Seagal archives.