Continue is director Jaume Collet-Serra's newest film, and it's very close to just being a remake of Collet-Serra's Liam Neeson thriller from six years ago. However, this is not a bad thing. Netflix Continue is the streaming service's new holiday hit, with the crime thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. Continue might look a little familiar to longtime fans of Jaume Collet-Serra, as the new Netflix film is incredibly similar to one of the director's previous hits.
Continue follows Taron Egerton's Ethan Kopek, a TSA agent who accidentally becomes embroiled in a massive criminal conspiracy after Jason Bateman's villain the Traveler forces him to let a specific suitcase through security. Ethan then has to figure out how to alert his fellow agents without letting the Traveler and his co-conspirators know, since those involved with ContinueThe big crime of Threatening to kill Ethan's wife if he fails. The gripping thriller was a huge hit and fans of the film can enjoy one of Collet-Serra's other films.
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They have incredibly similar stories
Although there are some differences, Continue is incredibly similar to another film by Jaume Collet-Serra titled The traveler. 2018 The traveler stars Liam Neeson as an insurance salesman who, while heading home on the train, is contacted by a representative of a group of criminals and forced to take part in a massive criminal conspiracy. Throughout the film, Liam Neeson's character must discover the criminal's true plans and figure out how to stop them before time runs out.
The descriptions of Continue and The traveler they make the two films seem incredibly similar, and that's because they are. While both films are good, it's impossible not to notice these similarities, like the criminal organizations, the average Joes with day jobs who are forced to participate, and the definition of a location related to the trip.
Carry-On is a return to form for Jaume Collet-Serra
After Jungle Cruise and Black Adam
Happily, Continuesimilarities with The traveler aren't a bad thing, as the 2024 film is a return to form for Jaume Collet-Serra. The director only made two films between The traveler and Continuethese being Jungle Cruise and Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson's two blockbuster vehicles are incredibly different from the director's other films and simply weren't the best use of his talents.
While Continue is undoubtedly a lesser film than Jungle Cruise or Black Adamthe film feels much more like a Jaume Collet-Serra film than the others. The director works much better with these smaller-scale crime thrillers and, hopefully, Continue it's a sign that more films like this are to come.