Plot hole: After January Jones has just told Liam Neeson she doesn't recognise him. Neeson is trying to persuade Herr Strauss and two cops that he really is Dr Martin Harris of Langmore University, and suggests they look for a photo of him online. However, the cop using the computer says that it could take him ages to find a photo of Dr Martin Harris, as "there are more than 40 000 in the USA." This is very true, but as Neeson has already told him not only his name but also his place of work (Langmore university) in reality the cop would have found the photo far more quickly.
Unknown (2011)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella, Diane Kruger, January Jones
Martin Harris doesn't exist. He was a false identity assumed by Martin (whose real name is William). William is an assassin hired to kill Bressler and steal his research on a new resilient crop that is worth billions. Liz was his accomplice and the fake Martin was a backup in case William failed to pull through. William goes to the hotel and alerts security, causing everyone to flee the building. The bomb William planted in the hotel explodes, killing Liz. William kills Fake Martin and he and Gina change their identities and leave the country.
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Suggested correction: The average cop wouldn't be that quick to realise that he could filter the results. Instead of being a plot hole, this is simply a very human initial response to an initial search result.
Ernst Jürgen: In the Stasi, we had a basic principle: ask enough questions and a man who is lying will eventually change his story. But the man who tells the truth cannot change his, however unlikely his story sounds.
Trivia: Throughout the movie if you look in the background at the various graffiti tags, one in particular stands out. Look for the tag OZ. In almost every scene that has graffiti on the walls you 'll see it somewhere in the background, sometimes more than once. Although it is common for graffiti artists to leave multiple marks in multiple areas, Berlin is a big city and it can be spotted too often for it to be coincidence.
Question: How is Martin able to freely travel at the end? I get that he has fake passports, but given that he admitted to the German police that he is an assassin, and that he is the one who planted the bomb in the hotel, wouldn't they have shared his picture with Interpol, regardless of the fact that he prevented the deaths of Bressler and the Saudi prince?
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