Michael MacCauley (Neeson) is a happily married husband and father to a handsome teen son. He starts his day after leaving his home by taking the train to commute to his job at the office as a life insurance sales representative. Something he has done for the last ten years. But this day will not be just an ordinary day for Michael. He is released from his job, with no reasonable explanation, leaving him frustrated because of the financial bind that this will put him and his family in. After stopping at a bar to have a much needed drink with his friend and ex-police partner Alex Murphy (Wilson), he gets back on the train for his commute home. During his ride he encounters a mysterious woman named Joanna (Farmiga) who proposes him with a game that he sort of can't refuse and if he should complete the task, he'll be awarded one hundred thousand dollars. The downsize is that if he completes the assignment someone will die but if he fails to complete it everyone on the train as well as his family will die. So now he will have to use all his skills as an ex-cop to either save one life or many lives, including his wife and son.
Reel Talk:
Liam Neeson is now the senior citizen action hero...LOL! In this thriller it is almost like watching "TAKEN" on the train, because that is the roles we have been accustomed to seeing him in. Only now it is with the murder mystery train twist. It is a good movie, with a sort of Alfred Hitchcock type of vibe. It does not reveal all the scenes, so you have to be imaginative about what has happen. Although there is action and violence, there are no blood and gore scenes. Just a good enjoyable and entertaining Liam Neeson movie. I recommend commuting to the box office and cashing out to check this one out.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Sam Neill, Elizabeth McGovern and Damson Idris
Directed by: Jaume Collett-Serra
Rated: PG-13
I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
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