Commuter rescue

Jacey 2022-05-22 19:25:39

Commuter Rescue (2018)
6.5
2018 / United States United Kingdom / Action Crime Thriller / Zomi Shirla / Liam Nissen Vera Farmiga

There are few background narratives, but it also paves the way for reversal at the end of the article. The small wedges in the movie are echoed in the story, such as the rebellious girl who meets the scumbag, the train conductor who speaks to herself, the behavior motive constituted by the protagonist's family situation, the friend Murphy and the weird boss, etc. , Constitute a relatively complete story chain.

Such a story setting similar to "Murder in the Chamber" actually tests the director's screenwriter's narrative ability: how to tell a story in a limited space in a limited interaction between characters, and let the audience sigh when the truth is revealed." Aha". This movie did it.

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The Commuter quotes

  • Alex Murphy: Mike, I get it. You wanna do the noble thing here. But I got news for you. There ain't no such thing as noble.

    Michael MacCauley: [glancing at Prynne] It was you.

    Alex Murphy: What are you talking about?

    Michael MacCauley: You called me. You knew about the witness. You... you knew what they saw.

    Alex Murphy: Yeah, I told you what happened.

    Michael MacCauley: It was a cop who killed him. You set me up.

  • Sofia: Ricky was a city planner, and some nights he would have to work late, so I-I would go to his office to finish my homework. I was waiting for Ricky by the elevator when these two men show up. I didn't see their faces, but they were looking for Ricky. I hid 'cause I didn't wanna get him in trouble. But they wanted something from him. Then all of them start yelling, and I hear this noise. They were hurting him. I could hear him screaming. And he tells them that he doesn't have it, that it's back at his place.

    Michael MacCauley: You took it.

    Sofia: Of course I took it. I wanted to help. And then I look through the doorway and I see this guy. He's holding Ricky, and he hits him, and he says something about being noble.

    Michael MacCauley: Noble?

    Sofia: He says that doing the right thing will get you killed, and that there's no such thing as being noble. And then, they just... I didn't... I didn't know what to do. I...

    Michael MacCauley: I know.

    Sofia: I just took it, and... and I ran.

    Michael MacCauley: Why didn't you call the police?

    Sofia: I couldn't call the police. The men who killed him were cops.