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“They will kill you and your family and everyone on that train.”
Liam Neeson is back, baby! He’s back and by the looks of things, he’s operating at peak Liam Neeson. The 65-year-old shows no signs of slowing down in the trailer for The Commuter, the latest action extravaganza from the director of Non-Stop and The Shallows.
Here’s what’s going down:
In this action- packed thriller, Liam Neeson plays an insurance salesman, Michael, on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop.
As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.
So what we’re looking at here is not just Liam Neeson kicking some ass, but Liam Neeson kicking some ass while in a race against time to solve a fiendish mystery. But let’s not just leave the synopsis to do all the heavy lifting. Let’s take a closer look at this trailer.
First up: Liam Neeson can wear the heck out of a pair of glasses.
You wish you were as debonair as Liam Neeson. You wish you were as smooth as Liam Neeson. And as the trailer shows, Liam is a kindly, charming man who reads the paper and is just going to work, as he has every day for the last 10 years. But damn, if there’s an award for Best Wearing of Glasses, Liam’s a shoe-in.
The glasses are off, and soon so shall be the gloves.
Liam’s got that look in his eye. That look that says, “You better not mess with me, Liam Neeson, because Liam Neeson knows how to throw down, and Liam Neeson loves to throw down.” Suspicion is in the air. Something doesn’t feel right. Oh boy, Liam Neeson is gonna throw down, isn’t he?
Mike from Breaking Bad is in it!
Come on, if Liam Neeson didn’t already have you sold, the gritty acting might of Jonathan Banks (or Michael Ehrmantraut to Breaking Bad fans) will have you opening your wallet and going to buy your ticket to The Commuter before you even realise what’s happening.
There’s a big wad of cash. This can’t be good news
When has a big wad of cash ever been good news for a character in a movie? All it ever means is that someone is trying to make you do horrible things, or you’re about to have horrible things done to you. But this is Liam Neeson we’re talking about. You don’t do horrible things to Liam Neeson without facing the consequences.
LIAM PUNCHES A DUDE. YES.
We are so here for this.
LIAM JUMPS BETWEEN TWO MOVING TRAIN CARS. YES. YES.
WE ARE SO HERE FOR THIS.
Finally, get a load of that eyebrow raise.
If that eyebrow is telling us anything – and that eyebrow is talking, my friends – it’s that we’re in for a white-knuckle ride that we are just not prepared for.
Come on, Liam. Let’s do this thing.
Keep an eye out for more from JOE on The Commuter, because we’re as hyped for this as you are.
The Commuter is in UK cinemas January 19.
