I enjoyed this movie and thought it was entertaining. It had kind of an "Inception" like feel about it to me at times although certainly not as polished or stylishly done. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. At 1 hour and 34 minutes it wasn't nearly as long as Inception either (2hrs. 28min.) so my brain wasn't as weary when we left....thank goodness.
The basic premise of this movie is similar to a 2006 Tony Scott film, "Deja Vu" that starred Denzel Washington. The protagonists in both movies use time travel to investigate a terrorist event that has already occurred and....well, I won't spoil either one for you. Other than the basic plot, the movies go in different directions and are totally unique.
Both are good movies, but the intangibles in Source Code are a little less intangible than in Deja Vu....and Inception for that matter.
A lot of what sells this movie is a very good performance by Jake Gyllenhaal who plays Captain Colter Stevens, a helicopter pilot serving in Afghanistan who is unexpectedly thrust into this mission . Also, the suspense builds in layers up until the climax and you can't really help but be drawn into the story. There are some scenes in the movie that have a slight "Hitchcock" type feel about them that help to build the suspense as well. Duncan Jones is the director and did a good job in this regard.
Reviewers are raving about the Source Code and although I'm not quite as enamored with it as that, I do think it was pretty good and well worth checking out.
The ending of the movie for me was satisfying as well......no "spinning tops". Ha!
Grade: B+
The basic premise of this movie is similar to a 2006 Tony Scott film, "Deja Vu" that starred Denzel Washington. The protagonists in both movies use time travel to investigate a terrorist event that has already occurred and....well, I won't spoil either one for you. Other than the basic plot, the movies go in different directions and are totally unique.
Both are good movies, but the intangibles in Source Code are a little less intangible than in Deja Vu....and Inception for that matter.
A lot of what sells this movie is a very good performance by Jake Gyllenhaal who plays Captain Colter Stevens, a helicopter pilot serving in Afghanistan who is unexpectedly thrust into this mission . Also, the suspense builds in layers up until the climax and you can't really help but be drawn into the story. There are some scenes in the movie that have a slight "Hitchcock" type feel about them that help to build the suspense as well. Duncan Jones is the director and did a good job in this regard.
Reviewers are raving about the Source Code and although I'm not quite as enamored with it as that, I do think it was pretty good and well worth checking out.
The ending of the movie for me was satisfying as well......no "spinning tops". Ha!
Grade: B+
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