Non-Stop ***

Jaume Collet-Serra directed this Thriller. Watch Preview. Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Nate Parker, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality and drug references. Running time is one hour and forty-six minutes.

An Air Marshal (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding he instruct the government to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account or a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes.

Action/thriller fans should be well satisfied with Neeson's latest effort. The plot is fairly familiar but the film does a good job of keeping you in suspense until the very end. I personally thought the reasoning for the highjacking was suspect but that's a relatively minor point. Production values are good although there's nothing spectacular. Neeson plays the same role he's played for several films but he does that well. The rest  of the cast is fine. Dockery makes no attempt to hide her British accent so she sounds just like Lady Mary in Downton Abbey, even though this character is certainly more  modern. This will not be up for any awards and you'll forget about it shortly after leaving, but most will have a good time while watching.

There are no additional scenes once the final credits begin. A large screen will accentuate the action. Theatres/Times.