"The Commuter" is a British 7.5-minute live action short film from 2010, so this one is already over 5 years old and it came out the very same year that writers and directors Edward McHenry and Rory Mc Henry made their most known work "Jackboots on Whitehall". But back to this one here. The star is of course English/Indian actor Dev Patel that most people know from the Best Picture winning "Slumdog Millionaire". This year, in 2016, Patel has a good chance of scoring his first Oscar nomination for "Lion". Anyway, he is certainly not the only known face here. There's Pamela Anderson in here, even if only very briefly, and film and television buffs will see more known faces for sure. In terms of the story, there is nothing special to see here. The material is weak, Patel has little to work with and the comedy almost never works. The plot twist at the very end is nothing particularly new or creative, even if I somehow did not really expect it. It cannot make up for all the mediocrity from the previous 6 minutes. Finally, it is a solid achievement visually for a film shot on such a small device, but this should not really be a factor in how you rate this movie. I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of The Commuter
