Movie Review: The Commuter

What is it about Liam Neeson that makes him such an effective badass/everyman? Is it that voice? His imposing stature? Maybe it’s the way he can go from being a kind fatherly type, to a cold blooded killer, to a rage filled man out for justice in the blink of an eye? Whatever it is, it doesn’t really matter how familiar the movie feels, he always brings a certain class and charisma to the screen. It should come as no surprise, then, to find The Commuter is an easy to watch and entertaining film, even being as predictable and flawed as it is. I just seem to really like him in these increasingly familiar. Something akin to a manufactured Bronson type, aging star appearing in crazy action films. No, he is no Bronson, but you can see where the comparison comes from, right?

Movie Review: Escape Plan

Thirty years in the making, Stallone and Schwarzenegger are finally together on the big screen and in a full movie. Yes, they had some scenes together in the Expendables movies, but those are big ensembles and don't really count. I have read it took so long because of rejected scripts and scheduling difficulties. I am go along with the second, but it makes me wonder just how ad those scripts were that this was the one that made the cut..