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

Machiko had inherited shares in the major corporation once led by her late husband—who had been the company president—and was living a carefree life with a younger lover. Concerned about her behavior, company executives tried to arrange a marriage for her. At a loss, Machiko consulted Rie, an instructor at a kimono-dressing school, and set a plan in motion: she hired a private detective agency to investigate her own conduct and checked into a hotel with Rie. Rie, a lesbian who had long suppressed her desires and lived a life of sexual unfulfillment, seized upon the situation to initiate a sexual relationship with Machiko.
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.
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