The Liam Neeson formula that started it all in Taken is again in full glory in The Commuter. He plays Michael MacCauley, an insurance salesman who takes the regular commuter train for the past ten years to work in New York City. A loving family man to his wife Karen (Elizabeth McGovern) and son Danny (Dean-Charles Chapman). Unfortunately, like most any other American family, they lost in the financial crisis in 2008 and live on a paycheck to paycheck basis.
After getting some bad news at work, Michael met a mystery lady (Vera Farmiga) on the train and offered him something that can ease up his financial burden. As the plot unravels, it is linked into something much more sinister.
The Commuter starts slow but just like a regular train during rush hour, it builds up speed to a highly entertaining climax. There are some loopholes in the story but Neeson's everyman in distress acting and some funny moments make The Commuter the better public transit train movie compared to The Girl on the Train.
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