Persons Unknown - Movie Review

Rating: 2 out of 5

While I futilely try to figure out the ending of Persons Unknown means, I'm left to wonder why this film saw no real theatrical release, and why it took 11 years to make it to DVD. Maybe the fact that it's fairly ludicrous or nonsensical? The circuitous plot gives us a kind of cool beginning, with a security pro (Joe Mantegna) being hustled by a girl (Kelly Lynch) who's heading up a big heist. Eventually he tracks her down, figures out what's going on, runs off with their loot, and watches bodies pile up in the mountains. The last half of the film is alternately filled with typical shoot 'em up/run 'em down scenes and kind of silly plot twists. The top shelf cast is uniformly wasted, including Naomi Watts in an early role.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1996

Run time: 43 mins

In Theaters: Monday 7th June 2010

Production compaines: Spectacor Films, Promark Entertainment Group

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 2 / 5

IMDB: 6.9 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: George Hickenlooper

Producer: David Lancaster

Screenwriter: Craig Smith

Starring: Joe Mantegna as Jim Holland, Kelly Lynch as Amanda, Naomi Watts as Molly, J. T. Walsh as Cake, Xander Berkeley as Tosh, Jon Favreau as Terry, Channon Roe as Lewis, Christian J. Meoli as Prancer (as Christian Meoli)

Also starring: David Lancaster, Craig Smith