‘Unknown Origins’: Cool Concept, Poor Execution
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.

Somewhat surprisingly, Norman Krasner is not only still employed but his firm trusts him to go out on the road unsupervised. On the eve of a big meeting, Norman checks into a hotel overrun by a taxidermy convention and things go downhill from there.
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.
Omaha reminds us of what it can feel like to look at old family photographs. You sit with the bittersweetness, allowing it to wash over you; not drowning in it, but certainly affected by it.
The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.
A surprise sequel takes place ten years after the original movie based on the title of the same name, but with a twist to the fairy tale.
I’m still trying to comprehend the psychological and moral implications of their fascination with each other, or why their almost written-in-the-stars depth of connection makes so much sense.