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- Frustratingly not-quite-there from start to finish, the paranoia-soaked railroad thriller “The Commuter” is the latest installment in the unofficial “ Liam Neeson Late Winter Butt Kickers” series.
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The Commuter is a 2018 action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle. The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Florence Pugh, and Sam Neill.
- Plot Summary
- The Ending: Who Is Prynne?
- Who Is Joanna?
‘The Commuter’ centers on Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson), a former cop working as a life insurance salesman. After getting fired from his job one day, Michael abords his usual train ride home and meets a mysterious woman named Joanna (Vera Farmiga). Knowing that he is an ex-cop, Joanna tricks him into accepting a bribe for locating an unknown pass...
During his search, Michael starts suspecting a man named Oliver, who is also supposed to get off at the Cold Spring station. His speculation is further cemented when he notices that the man carries a left-handed guitar but previously used his right hand to help him. However, to his surprise, it turns out that Oliver is not Prynne but Joanna’s hired...
In the closing moments of the film, Michael is back on the train, and he luckily runs into Joanna all over again. She pretends to have no idea about who he is. But Michael does not fall for her schemes this time and shows her his police badge. The ending suggests that Michael started working with the police again and will now arrest Joanna for what...
The movie follows Michael MacCauley (played by Liam Neeson), an ex-cop who finds himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy during his daily train commute. As the plot unfolds, Michael realizes that his actions have consequences not only for himself but also for his fellow passengers.
Jan 10, 2018 · The best aspects of The Commuter are the film's trim length (a sub two-hour running time), and the fact that Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra are so familiar with this sort of film...
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Jan 10, 2018 · Neeson’s McCauley is a weathered fighter and proof that an overcomplicated hero is not necessary for additional dramatic weight. When it comes to the action, Collet-Serra has proved to be a master at cleanly setting the dominoes in confined environments and thrillingly controlling their fall.
Jan 12, 2018 · For The Commuter, director Jaume Collet-Serra shrewdly casts longtime collaborator Liam Neeson, who recently announced (again) that he’s retiring from action movies, as a middle-class man struggling through a sudden layoff.
