Another pseudo-tough guy by Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson’s stardom is quite interesting. The peak of his fame in his prime is the heavy and unremarkable "Schindler's List". The elegant appearance and delicate style are all classified as literary and artistic male stars, who look like Kevins. Paisy, Tom Hanks, and Hopkins went all the way to fight the little golden guys, and finally the merits were successfully promoted to the old opera bones. Unexpectedly, at the age of 56 or 7, when the real tough guys are thinking about transitioning, he became popular for the second time because of "Taken" (Hurricane Rescue), and he took the action with the first shot. The road to the film, the rescue series are shot again and again, from planes to trains, from Germany to Russia to Istanbul, the role is either a policeman or a spy. He has the attributes of a good American father. Without looking at his face, he thought it was Bruce Willis who went to the wrong set. . Of course, the price of the old man talking about juvenile madness is that the superb Schindler (how shocking the scene when Schindler left the Jews before leaving the Jews) was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award twice in a row. . .

Of course, this is because after Harrison Ford faded out, Hollywood lacked the traditional demeanor of middle-aged genre film stars, such as Gregory Parker and Gary Grant, everyone can wait for the adventure story of a gentleman who loves to see and does not use his mind. Aura superstars are actually rare in Hollywood today. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford are both close to retiring, Brosnan is too British, Tom Cruise has never been transformed into a middle-aged man, Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig are too handsome, the only thing is that Kevin Costner and Liam Neeson (if not counting Colin Firth from "The Kings and Horses"). Compared with Kevin, Liam Neeson is weaker and darker, with the elegance of an intellectual and the tiredness of the middle class at the same time. The fights designed for him are more concise and free, with small and neat movements.

"Commuter Train" continues the three-step style of "Hurricane Rescue", the compact song discounts people's heartstrings, but the plot is mysterious, and a story that can score 8 points is at most 7.5 points. In the first half, Liam Neeson, who was just unemployed, met a mysterious woman on the daily commuter train. She lured him to look for a passenger on the train with the pseudonym "Bai Lan" and put the locator in her bag. The beginning of this section is very refreshing. Although a bit clichéd, it is a typical Hitchcock style. Looking at the combination of inheritance and transformation, you can probably imagine it. Until the final climax of the American sensationalism, ordinary people stood up one by one to cover the victims, and they laughed out loud. Isn't this a common bridge section used by the masses of the base area to protect the Eighth Route Army soldiers in front of devils?

The commuter train culture of western big cities is a specimen of a long closed small society. It is built on the basis that the suburbs and satellite cities have long matured, and people’s work patterns are formed. The almost unchanged passengers have been in the same car for ten years. The most familiar strangers do not know and are not interested in getting to know each other. Life has passed by, the gears of fate are intertwined, and commuter trains have become the fuel conveyor belt of giant urban monsters. There are investment banking elites, there are manga fat houses, non-mainstream girls, unemployed insurance brokers and former policemen. Some are looking forward to an affair, some are complacent, and some are indifferent. The loser was vomited to a station by it for the last time and became social scum, and was no longer recalled by the city. The Goldman Sachs kid was too lazy to conceal "We usually do not represent customers like you", and the corrupt policeman finally said: I do too. family.

Of course, the movie has a bright tail in the end. The protagonist made the right moral choice under pressure, so he was recalled by the system. However, I am afraid that the audience cannot believe that a 60-year-old unemployment insurance sales after ten years of resignation will trigger this kind of operation. , Even though he is called a "hero".

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