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Such a frustrating disappointment

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

i finally saw this film after many years of fighting it. the subject is a friend of a friend and i had heard it was absolute rubbish (the film as well as his sad alleged amnesia). one could spend hours -- truly well-spent time -- discussing the themes of identity, responsibility and reality and a film of this nature should indeed explore those themes, in order to be a satisfying work of art. however, UWM is so amateur. and it seems to overtly avoid going into depth so as to not expose what is actually at the heart of it: a bored, self-amused man wanted to change his life (and personality) and did so in a very, very dramatic way (oh but oops, without any reporters on the police blotters picking it up...)

Assuming the whole thing wasn't a hoax, imaging the luck of being a budding film maker and having your friend suffer from one of the rarest and most bizarre medical conditions, which not only appeals to the public but which is perfect film material. I think Rupert Murray blew his chance, though. All the artistic camera angles and moods he tried to portray were totally unnecessary. Like a good chef knows not to embellish on quality ingredients, so a good film-maker knows not to embellish on a story that can't fail to be interesting. This film managed to achieve uninterestingness, though. For the first half, I could forgive the attempts to capture the mood of somebody coming to terms with retrograde amnesia, with the jaunty camera angles and ambient music, after all it's his first film, and he can be allowed a little pretentious leeway. However, as the film progressed and all we've learnt is what a wonderful life he had (and will have anew) and are subjected to close ups of his beautiful ex-girlfriends smiling and laughing seductively for the camera and close-ups of Douglas smiling gormlessly as he takes in things for the 'first' time, it starts to grate. Ultimately there was incredibly little of substance in a documentary that could have been twice as long and had 10 times the substance throughout. The fact that he comes from such a privileged background and is not short of money, love and support, shouldn't have detracted from how interesting his condition was; but it did, as the film-maker seemed more interested in celebrating the former and much less in investigating the latter. There seemed to be a suspicious and alarming acceptance of his condition from his family and friends. They seemed more interested in looking demure or cool for the camera than asking questions, that most viewers were probably screaming at the television, such as 'Have you checked your bank withdrawals from the few weeks leading up to the amnesia?'I think Rupert Murray was trying to make two films here and ended up effectively making none. Either make a film about your friend's memory loss, or make a film about beautiful people, with lots of close ups, longeurs and artistry, but don't make them both together.

really nice made fake. makes you feel so Disney.the discussion about whether it is true or not: who gives a sh*t about one rich git having no problems after all, living in a loft, without need to work or earn his daily bread? does it matter if such ignorant would lose his memory? pffffft. there are millions of people i would care more about. so many children dying every second, and one "emotionalized" something should make me think, sympathize or similar? no way...the "amnesia person" played in the "documentary" does not care himself, about his past, so why worry? no priceless info lost for the mankind after all. along with this perfectly forgettable spoof.get a life, people!

Unknown White Male is a documentary about a man who suddenly became aware that he had no idea who he was, or anything that had happened to him before a certain point.His friend films him as he begins to rediscover everything about his life and the world "for the first time." The man gradually begins to feel that he is not sure whether he wants to remember his previous life, since he had begun to form a new personality that seems quite different to the old one, both to him and to his friends and family.While the film seems slow in places, the subject matter is fascinating. It is about a man who suddenly has a new chance at life; a completely fresh start. He sees the world through the eyes of a new-born, but appreciates it with the mind of an adult. The film raises many interesting philosophical questions about what a person is and what it means to be one.