It threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

Universal also recently acquired the pitch The Revenger with Neeson attached to star and Ruben Fleischer on board to direct.

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The Commuter Movie Like This

For a movie like this, you can usually forgive that kind of thing.

Going into The Commuter, I wasnt expecting too much from it.

Just from the type of film that it is--a January action movie--I didnt think it would have a brilliant story or great character development or anything like that.

If this movie could deliver on some high-adrenaline action sequences, and effectively engage me in them, then I would be happy.

Director Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson have actually had a couple good collaborations together, mainly Run All Night.

That film certainly had good action sequences, but I was equally as invested in the characters and story as well.

However, with The Commuter s release being in January, I didnt think it would end up reaching the levels of a Run All Night.

And it doesnt. While The Commuter does have a few entertaining moments, an unrealistic plot and flimsy character development make it hard to become invested in the film, and thus makes it an overall rather lackluster experience.

While on his usual commute home, Michael (Neeson) is approached by a mysterious woman ( Vera Farmiga ) who offers him 100,000 to find the person on the train who doesnt belong.

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The beginning title sequence is a haphazardly edited together mess, being a series of mornings for Michael.

The point Collet-Serra is trying to make is obvious--displaying the day-to-day boring routine of the main character--but the execution of it is utterly laughable.

It began to hurt my head just from how poorly it was all put together.

This made me really nervous, as I became afraid that this is what the entire movie was going to be like.

Sprinkled throughout the film are some truly horrendous moments and cheesy lines, yes, but the movie doesnt fall back to nearly the same lows as this opening sequence.

There is some fun to be had with this film, and some will find this film entertaining.

There are a couple of sequences where I was locked in, such as a long shot fight involving a guitar, as well as a scene in which Liam Neeson is clinging to the outside of the train.

These encapsulated moments are very well done, and are compelling in of themselves.

Unfortunately, the film as a whole doesnt keep this same level of momentum or intensity, and I ultimately found myself losing interest in the story a fair amount of the time.

The initial concept the movie presents is actually quite interesting.

It sets itself up with an interesting social question, of what people will do to protect themselves and to what lengths they will help others.

However, subsequent cliches and plot holes overtake the movie instead, and the potential for a fascinating social commentary is wasted.

Upon the reveal of the final twists, inconsistencies come about.

Once the story begins defying very basic logic, such as guns firing off in one compartment of the train and nobody in the neighboring compartment having the slightest idea anything is happening, it became very hard for me to stay invested.

There are many improbabilities that arise, such as how certain characters know the information they do, or how all of these coincidences perfectly align.

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