The film is hobbled by sloppy camera work, ludicrous fight scenes, hairbreadth escapes, and altogether too many suspects.

| Mar 10, 2020

The whole big thing is, 'Here's the setup, here's the rules.' And then literally 20, 25 minutes in, the film goes, 'I can't be bothered with that.'

| Aug 28, 2018

An enjoyable, pulpy thrill ride that rises above the usual gamut of throwaway early year thriller releases, The Commuter is made all the more interesting by exciting, creative work behind the camera from Collet-Serra.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2018

The real star is editor Nicholas De Toth, whose breakneck pacing, combined with Neeson's growling charisma, allows us to forget that not much in The Commuter makes a lick of sense.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 25, 2018

All of the elements are there for stylish and suspenseful flick, but the suspense seems to have been forgotten.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 25, 2018

It's hard not to derive some pleasure from watching Neeson fling himself about a rickety commuter train (and, in one set piece, precariously close to some train tracks), throwing insults at Goldman Sachs "on behalf of the American middle class".

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 22, 2018

Michael is ahead of this viewer when it comes to working out which passenger is the target, which is how it should be. Some of the action is heart-racing.

| Jan 19, 2018

The movie is half-baked, incoherent and frequently dull (a key plot point hinges on the difference between a daily or a weekly travel pass), yet, astoundingly, it is set up for a sequel.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 19, 2018

We don't see movies like The Commuter for logical plots or quality acting, we see them because Neeson is shorthand for popcorn and 90-minute roller coaster rides.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 19, 2018

The good cheer with which Collet-Serra defines the supporting players ameliorates The Commuter's nightmarish premise and draws viewers deeper into its spell.

| Jan 18, 2018

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.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 17, 2018

With fishy-looking types at every turn, it's like a high-speed Murder On The Orient Express with more face punching.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 17, 2018

This tale is so far-fetched there should be a wagon of salt, for regular pinch-taking, hitched to the train's rear.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 17, 2018

From the incredible Godardian opening sequence to the final cheesy resolution, this is a total delight.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 17, 2018

A surprisingly enjoyable if instantly forgettable crowd-pleaser that takes the audience for a ride - in more ways than one.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 17, 2018

The set pieces and the cliché dialogue seem piled on randomly ...

| Jan 15, 2018

Liam Neeson's punches save the day in this satisfying, 90s-inspired Jaume Collet-Serra locomotive.

| Jan 13, 2018

As for Neeson, to call him a "reliable" actor is a polite way of saying he has few surprises left in him; his relentlessly even manner dampens down any possible excitement.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 13, 2018

So, while it's fun trying to piece together what's going on, it's the "how" that really makes or breaks the movie, and boy, does it make it.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 12, 2018

If anything, the movie sure beats getting stuck in rush hour traffic on the way home from work. Make of that what you will.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 12, 2018