This was already made as a movie!
It was called Passenger 57 with Wesley Snipes.
"Always bet on black."
And that was a better film than this one, but it is not Liam Neeson's fault.
Of course, as the OP probably knows, there are just so many plots that can be done. And every "new" film will have some other film to be compared to.
My wife and I joke about the fact that in TV series and sitcoms there must a master book that gets past around from studio to studio that has all plotlines in it.
"What do we film this week?" "Let's consult the book"