"The Passenger" is a movie that trots over familiar ground, seeming to want to go somewhere new but never really does.
A bullied young man discovers he has a psychopathic workmate when the guy responds to his being bullied with extreme violence. The guy then more or less takes the young man hostage, and they go on a strange journey where the psycho forces the young man to confront his past, sort of like the ghost of Christmas killing.
I realised when watching that great episode of "Six Feet Under" that this is a common plot because it's a common nightmare of nebbishy people. The psycho seems to know way too much about the guy he's kidnapped. His understanding of the guy's psychology is flawless. As such, it's impossible to believe in him, or the situation.
"Six Feet Under" had the wisdom to scale back on this though, so it felt real to watch. I really thought the psycho might kill David. But here? I wasn't sure what to make of it. I didn't care too much, maybe because I didn't buy what I was watching.
For a movie which delves into the psychology of the main character, it doesn't go very deep, and he never aroused my interest nor sympathy. The psycho is also not particularly scary.
A bullied young man discovers he has a psychopathic workmate when the guy responds to his being bullied with extreme violence. The guy then more or less takes the young man hostage, and they go on a strange journey where the psycho forces the young man to confront his past, sort of like the ghost of Christmas killing.
I realised when watching that great episode of "Six Feet Under" that this is a common plot because it's a common nightmare of nebbishy people. The psycho seems to know way too much about the guy he's kidnapped. His understanding of the guy's psychology is flawless. As such, it's impossible to believe in him, or the situation.
"Six Feet Under" had the wisdom to scale back on this though, so it felt real to watch. I really thought the psycho might kill David. But here? I wasn't sure what to make of it. I didn't care too much, maybe because I didn't buy what I was watching.
For a movie which delves into the psychology of the main character, it doesn't go very deep, and he never aroused my interest nor sympathy. The psycho is also not particularly scary.