The Commuter Review

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Anish Misra
  • 3.5/5
A Decent Action Thriller

The Commuter is a film directed by Jaume-Collet Serra. The trailers for the film looked OK and I just wanted to see the film because of Liam neeson. And after seeing the film I would say that I wasn't disappointed.

Plot: Follows, Michael MacCauley, who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting Joanna while on his daily train commute.

Story and direction: This is the fourth time this actor and director combo have worked together. And I can definitely say that the experiences of their films has never been dissatisfying. Although I would like to point out that this is the weakest of their combinations. But, let's start out with the good. The characters of the story are very interesting and heart-touching. You feel for them each time they make a decision. Also the story is very fast paced. So actually no time is wasted and that always pumps the adrenaline in your body. The action sequences are so greatly filmed. Never for a moment they felt fake. And very great editing and camera work. Kudos to Collet-Serra and team for bringing good action movies to the screen. Now coming to the negatives. Firstly, it was basically like Non-Stop except this time it is a train. That means, I felt nothing new was being contributed to the film as such. Also, details of some characters were not much. No such motivation was known, which made me confuse a bit. And finally, the film felt implausable many times. I felt like is that even really possible.

Performances: Liam Neeson does what he is good at and he excels at it. You do feel for his character every single second and that's why he is my favorite. Vera Farmiga does good too although I did feel her character could have been given more. Same goers for Patrick Wilson too. It was good to see Sam Neill on the screen after a long time. The passengers too gave a good performance.

Verdict: This film is a decent action film. If you are a Liam Neeson fan, go watch it and you will not be disappointed. But if you are expecting a real good experience, then this film is far away from that and you can surely avoid it.

I am going with a 7/10.

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