If you could relive the same eight minutes, over and over again, would you try to change them? Captain Colter Stevens, the main character in Source Code, just might try.
Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is part of a military program called the ‘Source Code’. Using advanced technology that lets him go back in time, he has exactly eight minutes to relive another person’s life—right before his host and everyone else on his train blows up. Stevens’ mission: find the train bomber. He has as many tries as he wants, but there is a time limit. The bomber is still alive, and Chicago is the next target.
In an intriguing spin on the notion of “going back in time”, Source Code is not quite what you expect. Director Duncan Jones takes us on a journey that always starts the same, quite similar to Groundhog Day (1993)—“I took your advice,” says Michelle Monaghan, who plays Christina. Somewhere behind Stevens, a soda can opens. A lady walks past and spills coffee on his shoe. Every eight minutes begins the same.
Yet no matter how hard he might try, Stevens cannot change the past. These eight minutes have already happened, and saving anyone—or the entire train, for that matter— does not actually occur. It’s simply within the program.Or is it?
That’s what Ben Ripley (screenwriter) and Duncan Jones keep you guessing at ‘til the end. No novice to time-warping movies, Jake Gyllenhaal’s charm and wit provide much of the film’s thrilling motion. The plot stays concise and moves quickly, so despite the video-gamish feel, not a single moment comes across as boring. It only pulls you in more.
If you’re a lover of action, crime-thrillers, and suspense, this film is a must-see.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkTrG-gpIzE
IMDB page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/
Sidebar info:
Source Code
Release date: April 1, 2011 (USA)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Director: Duncan Jones
Screenwriter: Ben Ripley
Main actors/actresses: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden
-Katie Holtrop
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