I've never seen this director's movies before, but after enduring this one I'll be sure to avoid any others of his.I like Liam Neeson but he looked very weary in this, possibly because he knew how bad it was. The fight scenes were unbelievable and cringe-worthy, while the action sequences demanded total suspension of belief, with obvious CGI.The plot didn't make much sense either. We never really learn who is behind the overall conspiracy. Just who is controlling everything?I remember Liam Neeson playing decent roles once upon a time, but it's been about 15 years since I've liked him in anything. I guess I was nostalgic when I decided to watch this, hoping he would do a decent job. Unfortunately, the writing is so bad that his character was pretty ridiculous. Going from a cop to selling insurance, huh? I won't comment on any of the other characters because they were too thinly drawn. The ending was laughable as well. I would say to avoid this mess.

"The Commuter" is about a 60-year-old man whose repetitive life is interrupted by a time-sensitive mystery on a train that threatens the lives of all the passengers aboard. He receives instructions to solve this mystery by Vera Farmiga. If I hadn't known better, I might've thought I was watching a reworking of "Source Code" (2011). After all, the opening credits sequence shows Liam Neeson going through the same basic routine everyday, which always results with him commuting to and from work--plus train, plus Farmiga. But, no, instead, it's "Non-Stop" (2014), with the same star, with the twist being he's on a train this time rather than a plane.I miss the simplicity of the "Taken" series and the more-acceptable logic that a former CIA operative would have "a very particular set of skills" that would allow him to kick butt even as he enters the age of a senior citizen. In "Non-Stop," at least, he's still a federal air marshal, but, now, in "The Commuter," he's a former insurance salesman and even-more-former police officer. Talk about straining credulity. Most people, including police officers, go their entire lives without ever having the athleticism and combat skills of Neeson's salesman. If they do continue this path until Neeson's character bounces out of his wheelchair without an ounce of combat training in his past careers to beat up guys half his age or younger, then I hope the plots aren't as convoluted as this one.And Farmiga is not in her mid-30s, as the police captain suggests. If audiences can accept the premise of an elderly man leaping between railroad cars like he's prime Michael Jordan, then I think they can accept that a mid-40s-aged woman is attractive.

The Commuter is the fourth collaboration between director Jaume Collet-Serra and Academy Award nominated actor, Liam Neeson. In the passed years Neeson has morphed himself into a Tom Cruise like action hero with films like Taken and the previous collabs with Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop and Run all Night). This film has an interesting subject matter, insurance salesman Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson) rides in and out via train every day for the past 10 years. When he falls into financial difficulties, he is offered a tempting task. On his ride home, he is approached by a mysterious woman (Vera Farmiga) to find a person that doesn't belong on this train, if he finds set person he will receive 100,000 dollars. I found the initial premise to be incredibly interesting as it sets up a moral dilemma. The woman makes it very clear that set person Michael has to find may receive harm, but this won't have to affect Michael. A dilemma such as this, we have seen many times before including that of Hitchcock's filmography. However the film still manages to engage the audience through a great performance by Liam Neeson. He plays the quintessential American citizen, living in a instabil world post the Wall Street crash of 2008. His initial reaction is believable and causes the audience to think whether they would do the same. Much of the camera work is also excellent, many different movements and tricks give this film a psychological edge. For example the famous vertigo effect is implemented very well into the movie. However as the film progresses, I found to be less and less invested. The film unfortunately fell into the same action movie tropes we knew from the last collaborations Neeson has done with the director. The film is still enjoyable for it, especially if you liked the previous films they have done together. In conclusion, the Commuter is an incredibly enjoyable thriller that unfortunately morphs into this action movie formula too quick. I wanted to see more of the moral dilemma and the psychological effects it has on Michael. Neeson gives a terrific performance, making the portrayal of an everyday man caught in this situation realistic and fun. However after about 1/3 into the film, it betrays this thriller tone and turns into a generic action movie, which still has enjoyable moments but overall left much to be desired.

This man never aged, I'm always excited to watch his movies