Thriller ‘Unknown’ packed with action

Available this week on DVD:

“Unknown”: Liam Neeson is the victim of an elaborate identity theft scheme in this tricky thriller, set in a gray, wintry Berlin and co-starring January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz and Frank Langella. Lots of Hitchcockian huggermugger, fights and chases; the ending isn’t as satisfying as it could be, but still lots to recommend. (1:49; PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content) • • •

“The Adjustment Bureau”: Slack adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story “Adjustment Team” stars a disengaged Matt Damon as an aspiring politician who goes off-message when he falls for flirty dancer Emily Blunt. The action sequences feel like filler, the romantic leads have little magnetism and the metaphysical underpinnings fall to pieces. (1:46; PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image) • •

“The Eagle”: Muscularly entertaining adventure set in second-century Britain, inspired by Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical fiction “Eagle of the Ninth,” starring Channing Tatum as a Roman centurion on a quest to restore his father’s honor and Jamie Bell as his slave. (1:54; PG-13 for battle sequences and some disturbing images) • • 1/2

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules”: Sunny sequel to last year’s adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s illustrated novels about Greg Heffley, a middle child in middle school trying to find his place. (1:36; PG for some mild rude humor and mischief) • • 1/2

“Cedar Rapids”: Human cork Ed Helms bobs to the surface of the river of raunch in this gentle, gross-out comedy that tickles laughs from the misadventures of a small-town innocent at large in a midsize, Midwestern burg. With Anne Heche and John C. Reilly. (1:26; R for crude and sexual content, language and drug use) • • •