“Carry-On” is a decent little thriller that delivers enough action and suspense to keep folks engaged for two hours.
The plot, which is reminiscent of films like “Phone Booth” and “Red Eye,” is simple. Traveler (Jason Bateman) wants a carry-on bag containing something deadly to get aboard a plane flying out of LAX on Christmas Eve. He enlists the help of an unwitting TSA agent, Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), via earpiece. If Ethan does what he is told — “All you have to do is nothing,” Traveler instructs — Ethan’s pregnant wife, Nora (Sofia Carson) gets to live.
