It’s the time of year when we’re all eating up prestige pictures, and getting healthy on the best that cinema has to offer. But sometimes you just want to dive face first into a movie that’s high on calories and low on nutrition, so thank god for “The Commuter.”
Liam Neeson is coming to punch people — again — this time on a train, in a movie where he gruffly demands, “Stop this train now!” My ticket is fucking sold. I barely even know what the plot of this movie is, except that Liam Neeson is just a mild-mannered business man (lol) who is pulled into some kind of (probably very dumb) cat-and-mouse game that leads to leaping from train cars. Damn right. I was pretty ambivalent about this movie before, but now I’m weirdly all in. I might be drunk on eggnog. Here’s the official synopsis:
In this action-packed thriller, Liam Neeson plays an insurance salesman, Michael, on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Non-Stop,” “Unknown,” “Run All Night“) and co-starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, and Elizabeth McGovern, “The Commuter” opens on January 12, 2018.