Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson) is an ex cop who has been doing the same commute for 10 years when he is suddenly given a proposition by a mysterious woman (Vera Farmiga). Find someone on the train who doesn’t belong, tag them with a tracker and earn $100,000.

This is Neeson’s 4th film with director Jaume Collet-Sera and if you have seen Unknown, Non-Stop or Run All Night you will know what to expect. Whether you consider this level of mediocrity mixed with the feeling of “why did this get made?” as escapism will tell you how worth your time it is.

The opening 5 minutes is actually where it is at its best, hinting at a film that could be made. A montage of a family routine covering the monotony of commuting through peaks and troughs in family life and all seasons whilst doing a job to provide for his family. That might be an interesting story, but it isn’t the one being told here.

The Commuter’s biggest issue is that it brings that monotony to the thriller storyline and everything is terribly dull. We never really understand the “villainous ” conspiracy, there are no real clues to allow the audience to take part in the mystery and watching MacCauley walk up and down the train continuously is about as much fun as being on a commuter train. I wonder if that is the point?