Wolfgang Petersen directed this mystery thriller that stars Tom Berenger as Dan Merrick, who has survived a horrible car crash that has left him with amnesia. His wife Judith(played by Greta Scacchi) tries to help him remember, and he eventually goes to pet shop owner and private detective Gus Klein(played by Bob Hoskins) to help him investigate the circumstances that led up to the crash, as Gus had done some previous work for him. What Gus does uncover will indeed have shattering consequences and revelations for all... Marginal film has a good cast and director but the story, while intriguing, ultimately comes off as too far-fetched. Still, not a bad effort at all.

Rating is always been debatable starting from censor certificate to IMDb. In my opinion this title in review is highly under-rated. This is completely an edge of seat suspense thriller. Story is full of twists and very entertaining. I am in no position to discuss direction as director is considered authority in his field.Many people will criticize that story in unrealistic and this thing is not possible in real world then I say to them if you want reality look around you. If you want some thing beyond reality then go to cinema.Few words on film, Its highly entertaining. Every scene and every dialogue matters. It will keep you guessing and its my challenge that how intelligent you are or you have read and seen many mystery thriller, still you won't be able to guess the end correctly. If you don't believe me, then try it yourself. You will not be disappointed.I've given it 8 because of God father otherwise only for mystery genre this movie deserves 9.5

I watched this on a snowy Friday afternoon. It was on AMC at a time when I wouldn't have been watching, except for the combination of bad weather at the end of a really busy week where I'd have knocked-off a little early anyway.Missed this movie completely when issued, and never encountered it since. I've always liked Berenger and Scacchi, and would have been sure to see it if I'd heard of it. Apparently, from low box office figures, it didn't stay around long in early release.However, I don't share the enthusiasm for this flick that a number of others here do. I agree with Ebert's view, from another site, that it was "inconceivably implausible." These kinds of "noir" stories usually stretch credibility at some point, but not to the unending extent this one did. I was interrupted a couple of times, so I don't know whether I missed some point as to whether the lead was a true doppelganger for the corpse found towards the end, or whether some sort of reconstructive surgery had been covered or implied in one of the brief parts I missed ---- but it really wouldn't matter anyway.Corbin Bernsen had so little to do (thought he might be a red herring in the beginning), and I guess Berenger needed a partner so it wouldn't look like his business had lapsed during his recovery.The ending, which for me was more corny than shocking, was a little too pat. I suppose there had to be another accident to "resolve" things, but why do these situations always have people driving like a bat-out-of-hell on slick, two-lane, curvy roadways, at the edge of cliffs with guardrails which seem to be made of balsa wood?But my greatest complaint is that the two leads - neither of whose normal acting styles could be termed "animated" in their previous efforts - looked like they might be on an excess of downers throughout the filming. Berenger often has played the "aw shucks" good guy, and even roles where he's beaten the hell out of every bad guy in sight, with a lower-key, understated style. Usually it's effective, but for me it wasn't here.

A very clever plot makes this old fashioned thriller a winner, even though Wolfgang Petersen did not work it fantastically. The director uses shock rather than subtlety, which I feel would have suited the movie better.There are no outstanding performances. Bob Hoskins is likable, although he tries a little hard, attempting to make more of his limited role. Tom Berenger and Greta Schacchi do no more than act out their parts. "Shattered's" only real plus is the storyline, adapted from Richard Neely's novel by Neely and director Petersen. The very alert may figure out what is going on, but if you can't, it's fun trying.Friday, February 28, 1992 - Village Centre Melbourne