The Commuter: Mystery and Espionage on the MTA

Liam Neeson stars in the 2018 movie The Commuter. This is the fourth time Neeson has teamed up with director Jaume Collet-Serra. Neeson stars as former cop Michael Macauley and now is an insurance salesman who was recently let go from his job. He rides the train to the city every day and is familiar with the train and its passengers.

Liam meets at a bar with a one of his old NYPD friends played by Patrick Wilson. He talks about life and money. There is always the old friend in the movie that will betray the main character later on. Liam gets on the train after being let go and a mysterious woman played by Vera Farmiga starts asking weird hypothetical questions about what you would do for a large sum of money. She reveals that the hypothetical is real and she has to find an informat named Prinn and he is free to go. Liam tries to figure out which passenger is Prinn by interrogating them and learning more about them now.

Once again like in Unknown and Non-Stop, Liam is alone to figure out a mystery. He must figure out who Vera Farmiga is working for and find Prinn in time. He uses his police skills to notice things on the train and point out flaws in peoples deceit. Liam's family is taken to force him to kill Prinn. He is fighting a shadow organization and doesn’t know how big it really is.

Liam once again plays a former Irish cop. He has skills he uses to figure out the mystery going on. He isn’t in need of redemption this time but many other trademarks of the Liam Neeson action genre are present. There is the ever present mystery element and there is a great ending payoff. The Commuter is a great addition to the Liam Neeson genre. 🍔🍔🍔