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U/A (INDIA)
2018
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Positive Reviews
116
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
2.9
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2.0
The Commuters script may not be an exercise in fool proof logic (the actual plot makes almost no sense in retrospect), but its politics are consistent ..
Av Club
2.5
The Commuter is, in many ways, just like that daily train ride that millions of people take every day: you forget it ever happened the minute you dise ..
Den Of Geek
3.0
And he delivers exactly what we want.Too bad the script cant too.
EW
2.5
Frustratingly not quite there from start to finish, the paranoia soaked railroad thriller The Commuter is the latest installment in the unofficial Lia ..
Rogerebert
3.0
Neesons fourth pairing with director Jaume Collet Serra, this thriller is far from great, but the duos usual blend of non stop action and silly suspen ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
This may be a forgettable movie about the forgotten man a blue collar morality play disguised as a very contrived hostage crisis but at least its shlo ..
Indie Wire
2.0
Even the daftest, dooziest set pieces here dont have quite the clarity or invention of Collet Serras most vigorous action choreography nor of such sup ..
Variety
2.0
Collet Serra throws CGI at the problem with the giddy despair of a man whos just missed his last train home.There are hints of the pulpy crowd pleaser ..
Time Out
3.0
As far as storytelling is concerned, The Commuter is wildly inefficient, lacking basic narrative logic.
The Guardian
3.0
Theres no stopping this thoroughly efficient train bound action thriller, which pulls out of New Yorks Grand Central at a sedate pace and steadily acc ..
The Guardian
3.8
The final optimism of the films worldview lands with a conviction thats rare in contemporary Hollywood cinema.
1.9
Here, those gratifications are truly minimal, as the actors appeal, normally on display as grit, integrity and butt kicking, are not enough to overcom ..
3.0
Given that the film delivers exactly whats expected in its undemanding, by the numbers fashion, they should achieve that wish.
Screen Daily
2.0
It may not be as smooth or devilishly clever as a Hitchcock movie, but The Commuter is still exhilarating all the same.
Collider
4.0
It may be a few reasons too many, but watching a film like The Commuter creak and latch its stakes into place is half the joy of watching it.
Vulture
3.5
Thoroughly enjoyable to watch if totally forgettable once you leave the theater, The Commuter feels like one of those films they simply dont make anym ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
An increasingly desperate but focused MacCauley whittles down the train full of suspects with some surprisingly elegant solutions, as all the while th ..
3.0
What could have been a sketch of Cheeveresque ennui is instead a brief and lovely survey of contentment.
The New York Times
3.6
But easy, unsubtle, unabashedly masculine action films dont need nuance as long as theyre this much of a goofy pleasure to watch.
Paste Magazine
2.8
Action Hero and (Midlife )Crisis Management Expert Liam Neeson is back with another two fisted tale of righteous do gooding in The Commuter, a standar ..
IGN
4.0
So in the spirit of the Neeson genre, we adjust our perceptions of good filmmaking accordingly.
Telegraph
3.5
It might be a flashy piece of entertainment, but its not a stupid one.
The Young Folks
3.0
A sub Hitchcockian thriller with enough forward momentum to thunder over its many plot holes, The Commuter is a surprisingly enjoyable if instantly fo ..
3.5
If you can get a reduced fare ticket to see The Commuter, its a fun ride.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Along the way, theres also wearying constant phone calls to motor the plot, a clue to the identity of who Michael is searching for that Encyclopedia B ..
Ny Daily News
3.0
Overall, THE COMMUTER is a fun January flick, and it ranks well in the pantheon of Neeson action flicks although again, other than the first TAKEN, TH ..
JoBlo
2.5
The Commuter is neither Neeson nor Collet Serras best thriller yet, but its a perfectly serviceable genre movie that delivers everything audiences exp ..
Screen Rant
3.8
It is a so very stupid moment in the Liam Neeson vs. Everything Else genre but one that is made by smart enough people to balance its inherent idiocy, ..
The Globe And Mail
3.5
There is rarely a moment when the film loses momentum and youre left guessing till the end. Overall, if youre in the mood for some intrigue and myster ..
3.0
If you want to enjoy Liam Neesons latest high speed thriller at all, youll have to do more than merely suspend disbelief. Youll have to grab it, smash ..
One Guys Opinion
3.5
The breakneck compression of this lived experience goes a long way toward cementing the resonance of the conflicts that follow; its also fundamental t ..
Village Voice
3.1
Even if we know its a formulaic B movie, even if we know where its going before its hero does, Neeson never lets on that he knows or cares
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
It started ten years ago in 2008.Call it the Liam Neeson Action Hero First Quarter Movie.
ReelViews
3.0
However, this partnership hasnt delivered significant thrills, with 2011s Unknown, 2014s Non Stop, and 2015s Run All Night providing lackluster viewin ..
Blu Ray
5.0
Its a clever way of showing how MacCauleys routine remains basically the same even as little aspects of it change.
Chicago Reader
0.5
The film is hobbled by sloppy camera work, ludicrous fight scenes, hairbreadth escapes, and altogether too many suspects.
Chicago Reader
3.1
Its fairly simple, but such simplicity rarely stands in such movies.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
The climactic derailment is a visual sludge, its aftermath another standoff revealing good guys as bad and the usual yadda yadda.
3.8
Collet Serras inability to inject even an ounce of excitement into the movies action sequences proves disastrous, with the less than engrossing nature ..
Reel Film Reviews
0.5
The whole big thing is, Heres the setup, heres the rules. And then literally 20, 25 minutes in, the film goes, I cant be bothered with that.
You Tube
3.0
It doesnt overstay its welcome, it doesn;t overstep its boundaries with its plot. It just tries to be an entertaining movie with characters that you c ..
You Tube
1.9
None of it made sense. The whodunit, who is it. Speed did a better job of giving me the characters on the bus.
You Tube
2.0
For viewers interested in West Wing life, its a tasty behind the scenes tour, and for those averse to liberals, it has the comedy of this lot being hi ..
The Times
2.0
At the Toronto Film Festival last September Liam Neeson appeared to announce the end of his late flowering action movie career.
The Times
2.0
Collet Serra keeps the camera moving, swooping and swirling between train cars and through windows, doing impossible things to hold our attention whil ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The script by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle is preposterous, far fetched and insanely complicated, and it leaps madly over the top i ..
News Review
3.1
Jaume Collet Serras gleefully absurd thriller gives star Liam Neeson a chance to play Taken on a Train and the tension flames on such a high burner th ..
Rolling Stone
2.0
Aside from some seriously dodgy effects sequences, the film is fairly slick.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Collet Serras fourth team up with Neeson, The Commuter, represents neither mans finest work, but at its best, it suggests the snap and fun theyve brou ..
The Wrap
2.5
The Commuter, written by Byron Willinger and two others, isnt as satisfyingly simple.
News Day
1.0
The Hitchcockian stranger on a train premise is squandered on lapses in logic and generic close combat skirmishes. Slow motion shots and endless track ..
Hindustan Times
3.5
In the hands of Collet Serra, The Commuter is an effortlessly mounted thriller thats infinitely better than those terrible Taken sequels.
Hindustan Times
3.0
Fun and not a little silly, The Commuter doesnt stand above or below most of Neesons action hero fare.
Az Central
2.5
The Commuter is a systematic reversal of its predecessor, giving us an ageing man instead of a young woman, a confined space instead of a wide open on ..
Smh
1.0
But the movie has a surreal, nightmarish quality that many dutifully coherent thrillers lack.
Npr
1.5
But the biggest way in which The Commuter is NOT THE SAME MOVIE AT ALL as Non Stop is that while both movies are utterly preposterous, The Commuter ne ..
2.5
Neeson is the rare actor who can made something as dumb as this reasonably diverting, at least until you run out of patience with the increasingly arc ..
Toronto Star
1.0
A serious, important and, for the most part, well executed film. But its the context of today that makes it.
Daily Mail
2.0
Like a crazed modern hybrid of Murder On The Orient Express and Strangers On A Train, with a plot that grows less credible with every forward chug.
Daily Mail
2.5
The Commuter has nothing so heady as the plight of the forgotten man on its mind.The movie, whose screenplay is credited to Byron Willinger, Philip de ..
Slate
1.5
The Commuter is a mystery with no real intrigue and a drama without enough substance to cement itself as one of Neesons best. Amid the rubble there is ..
Film Inquiry
2.0
Neesons performance is brisk and uninflected; his Mike is gaunt but unhaunted, a blank without shadows.
New Yorker
3.0
Half The Lady Vanishes, half The Girl on the Train, films dont come much dumber or more aimed at only the most gullible audiences than The Commuter, a ..
Boston Herald
3.0
Neesons McCauley is a weathered fighter and proof that an overcomplicated hero is not necessary for additional dramatic weight.
The Film Stage
3.1
Dont they realize that such a threat is simply going to make Liam Neeson mad
Chicago Tribune
3.0
Collet Serra has a grand tradition of turning out entertaining if not everlasting movies.
Bullz-Eye
3.1
Who knew there was an entire mayhem filled action screenplay just waiting to be plucked from the workaday MTA experience
Boston Globe
3.0
Sometimes youre just in the mood to watch Liam Neeson punch people in the face for a couple of hours.
Uproxx
3.0
If you answered airplane then youre a fool who cant tell one high octane Jaume Collet Serra directed Liam Neeson vehicle from another.
The Irish Times
2.5
Neeson and Collet Serra have honed this style of thriller to its basic essence over the course of four movies, with all the strengths and faults that ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
Its almost charming watching the film find various ways to use the limited confines of a suburban commuter train in service of a nervy action thriller ..
The Atlantic
2.5
What the film lacks in brains, it at least has some exciting action.
Lyles Movie Files
3.5
For what its worth, and Im not totally sure how much its actually worth, that bar has been raised with The Commuter.
Birth Movies Death
2.5
And theres a lot of action.Unfortunately, almost every scene is inexplicable and devoid of common sense including the ending.
Tony Medley
3.1
Not to say this is some minor masterwork people will be falling all over themselves to heap praise on.This is the kind of movie thats very easy to enj ..
Movie Freak
3.0
The skeletal, B movie plotting is supposed to be self propelling, but The Commuter is too ridiculous to get by on its own momentum.
Detroit News
3.0
Nevertheless, the actors appeal mostly powers through this check your brain at the door thriller, without qualifying as a trip that requires rushing t ..
Cnn
3.0
The Commuter delivers the Hitchcockian goods with relish and delight.
Forbes
3.0
Its tempting to ding The Commuter for its dramatic shifts in tone from end to end, but all the moving parts flow elegantly enough to forgive its tresp ..
Consequence Of Sound
3.1
So yes, the movie is both familiar and far fetched.Still, it has its entertaining moments.
Nj
2.0
The Commuters script ends up locked in this weird cycle of completely rewriting its entire plot every 20 or so pages, so instead of the simple and eff ..
Hey U Guys
3.0
You wish more filmmakers could willfully go this slapdash insane while still holding your marvelled attention.
The Play List
4.0
The result is a silly, yet knowingly old fashioned action movie, very welcome in an era where only characters wearing spandex in mind numbing, jumbled ..
Film School Rejects
3.5
Their partnership is somewhat reminiscent of that between Denzel Washington and the late Tony Scott, producing solid, enjoyable thrillers that, while ..
Film Ink
3.5
Its a bravura action sequence where its unlikely youll find yourself wondering how a 60 year old insurance salesman has both the mental and physical c ..
Maki At The Movies
2.5
By the third act, hes virtually invincible, participating in outrageous stunts and CG soaked derailments.
2.0
Published on Jan 12, 2018 Liam Neeson in another Liam Neeson ish role.This time on a trail.
You Tube
2.0
A fun, yet disposable, movie that does feel like other Liam Neeson thrillers.
You Tube
2.5
But for all the style and slickness, The Commuter literally goes off the rails and ends up feeling too close to the man in a box trip we took aboard N ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
The Commuter is by no means a god awful terrible movie; if youre bored during a Friday afternoon then theres some mindless pleasure in giving it a wat ..
Star Burst Magazine
4.0
The Commuter is a 90s high concept action thriller that is well worth the fare and is another brilliant entry in the Neeson season collection!
Star Burst Magazine
4.0
Self aware superhero blockbusters are all but dominating Hollywood action cinema.
Lw Lies
3.0
The camera pirouettes though the train as familiar actors act vaguely suspiciously, and before long they each fall under Neesons piercing gaze.The Com ..
Flicks
3.1
It also tips MacCauley off that theres more to her proposal than shes letting on.
Stl Today
5.0
Its got lots of action and tension.It has an amazing scene that involves smashing an electric guitar on someones head.
The Stranger
2.0
This tale is so far fetched there should be a wagon of salt, for regular pinch taking, hitched to the trains rear.
Ft
2.0
But Coco has heart as well as jokes, and there are probably worse ways of introducing children to the party pooping concept of death.
Independent Ie
3.0
As for Neeson, theres just something appealing about watching the Ballymena brawler rail against corruption, the cabal du jour and time itself.However ..
Stuff
4.1
Neeson has carved out a solid decade of high concept, moderately budgeted action fare largely on the strength of his everyman persona.
Ar Kansas Online
2.5
But in the ten years since the January thriller Taken, hes evolved into a reliable older man of action.
Film Racket
4.5
It is not that there are no moments of implausible action, but the truth is that they are much more dosed, and therefore, it is a more complete specta ..
1.5
It is a good option for those who want to go to the movies, buy some popcorn and hang out without complications.
3.0
Its formulaic and you can probably guess the ending, but its a pacy, enjoyable thriller capable of laughing at itself.
The Arts Desk
3.0
Look lets be honest.Youre not here for depth or to have existential questions pondered Youve seen the poster of Liam Neeson, in full on action star mo ..
The Sun
1.0
Theres no reason why someone else couldnt have done, with much less fuss, what Liam Neesons insurance salesman is forced to do in the course of headin ..
Wsj
3.0
Its all about what you want from a Liam Neeson action flick. That and managing expectations. Will it be great art Probably not. Will it be fun Maybe. ..
Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
The script, by a trio of writers (Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle), wants to send a message about choices and consequences, but all yo ..
Patriot Ledger
3.0
At its heart, The Commuter is very much a how movie rather than a why movie.
Film
1.5
What a pity its a ludicrous conspiracy thriller that fritters Neesons gruff talents on a story that becomes increasingly far fetched.
Scmp
2.0
I love a good action thriller but the content of this film doesnt make a lot of sense.
The Film Pie
1.9
Its supposed to be a diverting, B movie, grab the popcorn and forget the post holiday blues slice of entertainment.
Chicago Sun Times
2.0
Awkwardly, a massive CGI train disaster is thrown into the mix like something out of the Denzel Washington film Unstoppable.
Punch Drunk Critics
4.0
Collet Serra, the Spanish Alfred Hitchcock nut, has managed, once again, to craft breathless high art out of B movie trash.
Straight
1.0
If you dont think too hard about why Neeson gets brought in or how the baddies operate or what the point is, you may be able to enjoy yourself.At leas ..
Sandiego Reader
3.0
Neeson is at his Neeson est here. He is the average American dad who, when pressed, reveals that he has a special set of skills.
Straits Times
4.0
And if more than a couple of other action movies get even close to this level in 2018, itll be a very good year.
The Ringer
3.0
Serra gets the set up and builds the initial tension superbly, so much so that, for a while, The Commuter has a Hitchcockian edge.Ultimately, though, ..
Metro New York
4.0
Moral and muscular, its the action movie illustration of Howard Zinns proverb, You cant be neutral on a moving train.
Film Comment
3.0
Obviously, this film has problems its corny as all hell (for better and worse), and the central mystery hits diminishing returns as the film goes on.
One Room With A View
3.0
Spielberg doesnt shy away from the old fashioned appeal of this story.Its a very earnest, and at times self congratulatory, movie and it suits his sen ..
Scots Man
4.0
Its a routine life that allows Michael to scrape byif just barely.
The Daily Beast
3.5
The story is preposterous, as we see.But the director keeps it chugging along.
reason
3.0
A contrived story that only gets more ridiculous with each stop along the way.
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
But thats fine too.The Commuter didnt need to be smart, didnt even need to pretend to be smart, and its a taut enough thriller that whatever else is w ..
Alternate Ending
2.5
If youre wondering if The Commuter makes a racial profiling joke, the answer is yes.This movie is unbelievably dumb.
Lainey Gossip
1.9
The whole story is nothing more than an elaborate MacGuffin. In the end, its not important.
Seattle Times
1.5
That doesnt give Michael very much time to save both the potential victim and his family.
Film Journal International ..
3.0
Leave it to Director Jaume Collet Serra and beloved action movie hero Liam Neeson to deliver decent thrills with THE COMMUTER.
Fresh Fiction
2.5
But while Non Stop managed to keep things relatively fresh, The Commuter just feels tired and increasingly incoherent.
Concrete Play Ground
5.0
for one trip, action and drama that elevates the ordinary to the extraordinary. Its a marvellous film
National Post
2.0
The Liam Neeson caught in a pickle formula is basically its own sub genre at this point.
From The Balcony
3.5
And yet Neeson remains committed and indisputably watchable throughout, a beacon amid a smouldering heap of twisted logic and garbled conclusions.
Original Cin
4.5
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 rac ..
The Australian
1.5
WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY If the story isnt good because of the predictability, then I dont know what else to say.
Rendy Reviews
4.5
A fairly exciting and tension filled romp through a diverse cast of mostly unknown actors, all of whom get to shine to varying degrees.
Third Coast Review
1.0
If Neeson appears more bedraggled than ever (yet still engaged in the same roundelay of extraordinary action sequences) in his fourth time at bat behi ..
Ion Cinema
2.0
A film that is easily interchangeable with any Liam Neeson vehicle, The Commuter is a forgettable January thriller.
Cultured Vultures
3.0
Liam Neeson periodically exclaims during the course of this suspense thriller.
Winnipeg Free Press
3.0
This isnt one of those it makes no sense but it doesnt matter movies.
Movie Mom
2.5
Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engles script is puny, but Collet Serra manages to get it afloat...
2.5
But then again, even the Feds deserve a bit of antiquing and a brisk hike.
Ap News
3.1
But for those looking for a reasonably satisfying mix of mystery and muscle, The Commuter should be just the ticket.
Film Frenzy
3.0
But if The Commuter capitalizes on an audience thats ready and willing to like Action Neeson no matter the circumstances, it doesnt give fans anything ..
Spectrum Culture
3.8
Liam Neesons action movies have a built in appeal, whether good (Taken, Run All Night) or only so so (Taken 3), but The Commuter is securely in the go ..
Sf Chronicle
1.0
Heed its advice: Watch one of those movies then instead of this garbage when it premieres on Starz or whatever.
Mid West Film Journal
1.5
The movie isnt silly enough to be enjoyed as schlock and its not smart enough to be taken seriously.
Am Ny
3.5
Thats why youre not director Jaume Collet Serra, who has developed a real knack for maximizing Nessons essential Neeson ness in ways other filmmakers ..
4.5
The Commuter is the rare film that knows exactly what it is, exactly what is expected of it, and delivers.
Screen Anarchy
2.0
Age, however, is not the issue in this unsavoury B grade thriller Neeson is still a remarkably virile screen presence.
News
2.0
Liam Neeson certainly knows how to play the everyman with a special set of skills but hes done it before and better in other movies.
Richard Crouse
3.0
And much of the fight choreography has a muscular messiness that works in an odd way.
Mac Guff
3.0
All the elements have been done before and much better in other films, but thankfully theres a lack of pretension. The Commuter knows what it is and n ..
Impulse Gamer
1.5
But even Neesons seriousness cant make sense out of a non character in a movie thats derailed by a screenplay that feels generic and implausible.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
1.5
Of course to enjoy this explosive cocktail you have to do an exercise in suspension of disbelief.
2.5
The plot has more holes than a bargain basement Swiss cheese, a story comprised of ridiculous and illogical scenarios.
Screen Zealots
3.1
Its a moral conundrum, and when you think about it, it boils down to whether the man can live with the mystery, never knowing the final chapter of the ..
MLive.com
2.0
There are much better movies that more or less do the same thing, and while its not a fully satisfying meal, if youre in the mood for the cinematic eq ..
4.5
A quintessential January release after the headiness of awards season, The Commuter is dumb fun as long as youre just along for the ride.
L.A. Biz
3.0
The Commuter is so close to being a really fun piece of B movie action that it pains me to say that its merely adequate.
FanboyNation.com
3.0
Youll be engrossed for much of the film but in the end, youll probably walk out thinking, what was all that build up for
FlickDirect
2.5
Liam Neeson plays the same character hes played in the last 10 years (with some exceptions) and barely makes it to the absurd ending. .
2.5
Then its Neeson Action Time, and a series of increasingly ridiculous set ups and easily guessed plot feints.
Pgh City Paper
3.8
Neeson stands up for the little guy, and no other filmmaker gets that quite like Collet Serra, who boldly embraces that working man fantasy with a sly ..
From the Front Row
3.0
Trading a plane for a train, its closest cousin is Non Stop, and just like that airborne thriller, The Commuter is two thirds of a good movie before d ..
Stardem
3.0
Did I tell you hes the hero I did, didnt I. This is Snakes on a Train, where youre not sure who the snakes are.
Caution Spoilers
3.0
It is this transformation that gives the picture relevance and heart.
Herald Scotland
3.5
It makes the fight scenes more improvisational than close quarters combat.The Commuter is a locomotive thrill ride.
Monsters And Critics
2.0
In fact, this is a thriller thats really a snooze fest, and its attempts at liveliness by way of comic relief fall flat.
Film Monthly
2.5
At its best, The Commuter is a B movie popcorn munching ode to the forgotten middle class good guy.
Maddwolf
2.5
As a thriller its mediocre, even by the standards of similar films.
3.0
The Commuter is what it is an action thriller that doesnt pertain to be anything but.
What I Watched Tonight
3.0
LIAM Neesons fourth outing with writer director Jaume Collet Serra is a trashy, enjoyable B movie that succeeds in spite of its own absurdity.
Indie London
3.0
What you see is what you get with The Commuter, the latest in wash rinse repeat Liam Neeson in a vehicle action thrillers.
Silver Screen Riot
3.0
You will leave the theater with expectations satiated and thats not a bad thing.
Jaredmobarak
4.5
Were just here to watch Liam Neeson fight a train, which he doesnt do outright, but he doesnt NOT do either.
3.0
never loses the zest and the nerve to make his work undoubtedly fun and spectacular, but he does make certain concessions...
El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
2.5
Theres some timely yet clumsy political commentary, which might be compelling if it was delivered by a guy who didnt make $20 million for Taken 3.
Houston Press
3.0
The storys total nonsense yet utterly compelling, and guaranteed to slap a smile on your face, if possibly for the wrong reasons.
Metro News
2.5
Diehard fans may enjoy seeing Neeson transform a guitar into, variously, a bludgeon, knife and battering ram in one violent sequence, but otherwise, t ..
Hot Press
3.5
Its not a great movie that youll remember, but it manages to entertain throughout its hour and forty five minute duration.
Konexión
5.0
The proceedings have just enough action to keep you awake without making you feel bludgeoned, if not quite enough plot to make you feel that it was wo ..
Daily Public
2.5
Even for mid January traditionally the dog days of cinema releases The Commuter rattles along like an unreliable train to nowhere.
Play Boy
3.0
... simple, solid and resounding entertainment, without further ado.
3.0
Trains, planes, and automobiles are crashed. Guns are fired. Liam Neeson shouts and scowls. But where the director comes alive is in the choreography ..
Mubi
2.0
The film simply gestures at genre convention without ever providing a context or a back story.
3.1
Its competently made and well acted, and represents 100 minutes of pure, slightly silly entertainment.
Cinencuentro
3.0
The clich plot and the predictability of its outcome hurtling at high speed throughout the storyline make The Commuter a surprisingly fun Friday night ..
Flavourmag
2.5
Right Contained location, finite characters, ticking clock, sort of relatable motivation and a clever extra twist on the typical detective story since ..
Geek
3.0
The film fits a familiar mould but at least it attempts to visually stand out from the crowd.
The National
3.5
The plot mechanics dont matter nearly so much as the visceral feelings of strength and relevance that a film like this imbues, and sometimes its nice ..
1.9
Not so coincidentally, The Commuter director Jaume Collet Serra also piloted Non Stop, and unfortunately, this story feels terribly recycled and dance ..
Phoenix Film Festival
1.5
Instead of this being a ticking time plot, it takes one hour, 20 minutes to go from Grand Central to Cold Springs.MacCauley takes his time.
Films In Review
3.0
The Commuter doesnt run on the cerebral track that the teaser seems to suggest Joannas literally distracting fashion and her mellow locution scream hy ..
In Session Film
3.0
Although The Commuter is not what one would label an absolute train wreck, Neesons ragged everyman out to draw blood in a high stakes cat and mouse ga ..
3.1
Its fun to imagine Collet Serra hopping a Metro North train from Grand Central and falling in love with the details of its specific and contained cult ..
Providence Journal
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