Ultimately, Source Code makes good on its Hitchcockian opening sequence -- it may pale in comparison to the master, but it's a fun, puzzle-filled ride, with excellent pacing and a mounting uneasiness that recalls the best episodes of The Twilight Zone.
Source Code
Make every second count.
2011 · 1h 33m · PG-13
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Duncan Jones
Overview
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
Director and cast
- Duncan Jones Director
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Colter Stevens
- Michelle Monaghan as Christina Warren
- Vera Farmiga as Colleen Goodwin
- Russell Peters as Max Denoff
- Joe Cobden as Lab Technician
- Michael Arden as Derek Frost
- Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Rutledge
- Cas Anvar as Hazmi
- Brent Skagford as George Troxel
- Craig Thomas as Gold Watch Executive
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Source Code is a sci-fi thriller that simply shouldn't work as well as it does.
It's this emotional arc underlying the ticking-time-bomb plot that keeps the movie from succumbing to its flaws.
A thoroughly original, imaginative and fast-flying tale in which the Groundhog Day aspects are secondary to a story of service, honor and dedication.
Holes in logic get swept aside by the brisk pace and stimulating tale.
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