"if you wanna know what god thinks about money... look at the people he gives it to."

collet-serra brings his usual layered compositions + tight, rhythmic cutting to another exciting pulp thriller (dude gets his shit kicked in with a lefty guitar!!!), but his formal attempts to depict the communal language of the working class..? chef's kiss. best title sequence this side of fincher's Dragon Tattoo. fuck you goldman sachs.

the opening sequence (one of the best in years) starts the film out as this optimistic of synecdoche new york, and then quickly becomes a wild conspiracy thriller, all while maintaining its fun and b-movie trashiness.

a total surprise.

this movie could have ended at the scene where liam neeson beats a guy with a guitar and i honestly wouldn't have complained. everything else is just a bonus.

If you’re in the mood for silly.

Watched on the plane.

Sturdy but unsurprising. If you're looking for an impeccable formal exercise featuring a train as an analog for runaway capitalism do yourself a favor and re-watch UNSTOPPABLE.

liam neeson's agent: i have a movie for you
liam neeson:
liam neeson's agent: your family's life is on the line
liam neeson: i'll do it

It's a Liam Neeson thriller, so you know what you're in for: Neeson beating the shit out of bad guys, a silly plot, some one liners but in all honesty Serra crafts something genuinely fun here. Neeson isn't sleep walking through this and it keeps up a good pace till the end. Somehow, Vera Farmiga winds up being terrifying just with a simple series of phone calls as Neeson tries to figure out what the hell is going on. Won't set the world on fire but makes for a decent Friday night viewing.

Plus there's a scene where he tells an ex-Goldman Sachs business douchebag to fuck off, so that's definitely worth something.

As 21st Century Train Thrillers go, it's no Unstoppable, but still pretty good. A really fun high-concept thriller that makes good use of Neeson, as well as its really strong supporting cast. I was thrown for a second when Patrick Wilson showed up because I thought he was Will Arnett, though.

liam neeseon is perfect for movies like this

Jaume Collet-Serra's, The Commuter is a massive Clue mystery game on a moving train, that's quite gripping and suspenseful, to say the least. With the immersive cinematography by Collateral's DP, Paul Cameron who had a delightful long-take during the 2nd act. Serra's unique camera-work, framing and editing is quite a blast to view with it's seamless fight scenes, the setting of the train, it all looks great.

The pacing is all over the place during the 2nd and 3rd act, it builds up this intense atmosphere of suspense then loses it, which took me out of the film and the spark was already lost. The script/writing doesn't make sense, and feels impractical which makes for a cheesy ending. But hey Sam Neil is lookin' good!

This Liam Neeson (together with his favorite director) action vehicle is intrinsically playing on a higher level than other Takens because it even has something what in the movie world is referred to as 'the plot'.
He's on his daily train, and his family gets in danger, all pretty common for his doing. But the conspiracy behind it is pretty thought through, and while relying on mucho plot conveniences, also even entertaining.
I finished this today while watching the majority yesterday evening but stopped (blame the typical sunday evening laziness) and even felt a certain sense of excitement towards the proceedings resulting in another rewarding collaboration of actor and director.

Sevärd, inte mycket mer. En klassisk Liam Neeson-rulle.
Ganska lik non stop.

It doesn't overstay its welcome, it doesn’t overstep its boundaries with its plot. It just tries to be an entertaining movie with characters that you can get behind.

Incredibly predictable from beginning to end. Slightly more exciting than I expected. Not Liam Neesoms best.

Pretty dumb but great entertainment. This Sam Neil guy is pretty old but I think he’s got a future in this business.