"The Commuter" "Den Of Thieves" (movie critique)

Dear Readers, The Travelling Toe is so behind on posting about recent movies, this post will have 2...yes 2...movie critiques in it.  Both are action flicks so that works well together!!

THE COMMUTER
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The new action flick staring Liam Neeson was showing at the local multiplex and the Movie Mavens went to see it recently.

Liam Neeson

The internet provided the following synopsis of the movie:

Insurance salesman Michael is 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 the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding, and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.

Once the premise was set up, the action was nonstop.  However, the plot was a tad like another of Liam's movies, "Nonstop".  That movie takes place on an airplane. If you take into account the movies of the "Taken" series, he has been facing bad guys on planes, trains and automobiles..oh my!!

The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 second toe up due to Liam being in it, (sigh) and all the action scenes.  

The second action movie was "Den of Thieves".  This action packed movie stars Gerald Butler.  

Gerald Butler

Here is the overview of the movie from the internet:

Nick O'Brien is the hard-drinking leader of the Regulators, an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ray Merrimen is the recently paroled leader of the Outlaws, a gang of ex-military men who use their expertise and tactical skills to evade the law. O'Brien, Merrimen and their crews soon find themselves on a direct collision course as the criminals hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist -- the city's Federal Reserve Bank.

Since Gerald has saved the President's life twice as a good guy in previous movies, he took on a different role as a not so nice detective.  Once again the action was well done with a few twists and turns along the way.  Language is pretty raw!

The Travelling Toe also awards this movie 1 second toe up due to Gerald being the main character and all the action scenes.


Dear Readers hope you enjoyed reading about these 2 movies...more on the way!