my rating: 3.5 out of 5
Source Code is a smart action-oriented thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a believable Captain in the military who is assigned a very strange mission. Due to a new technology, he can "teleport" into a man's brain and experience the last eight minutes before the brain "dies." His particular mission this time around is to stop a train bombing in Chicago.
Source Code grabs your attention from the opening scene, and holds it til the very end. What seems like a simple story in the beginning quickly gets more complex, but without overloading the audience. There is no messing around or sidetracking, which I liked. We get the core of this story, as answers are revealed to us one by one.
The sci-fi element of Source Code is unique and intriguing. Jeffrey Wright plays Dr. Rutledge, the scientist who discovered / created / used the technology to create the source code program. I've never seen a sci-fi element quite like this, so it gives the movie a feeling of newness. It's interesting that a person can go inside the last eight minutes of someone's mind, but it's also interesting that it is limited to that eight minutes. It gives the movie a certain spin, and sense of urgency.
If you missed Source Code the first time around, it is available now on DVD. If you like action, sci-fi, or just entertaining movies, I suggest you check it out.
Saw the movie a few weeks back and I enjoyed it. The sci-fi aspect was cool and made me want to watch Quantum Leap.
ReplyDeleteOn a technical note - your font is kind of hard to read now...
Robert - Thank you for your feedback about the font. I was thinking about changing it, and you helped me decide to do it!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Source Code is kind of like Quantum Leap. Wow, that was a great show. I haven't seen it in a long time.