For what it is "Source Code" is just about perfect. It combines smart
sci-fi with brilliant action sequences and a plot out of "Groundhog Day" as Jake Gyllenhaal has to keep reliving 8 minutes on board a
Chicago-bound train as he attempts to find who has planted the bomb
that's on board. The director is the highly talented young film-maker
Duncan Jones, (son of David Bowie and whose earlier film, MOON, was one
of the most pleasant surprises of recent years), and Gyllenhaal is
remarkably good as the poor sap racing against time and not totally sure
of what he's doing while Michelle Monaghan as the inevitable love
interest on the train and Vera Farmiga as his contact in 'the real
world' are equally fine. Ben Ripley wrote the smart, funny and highly
original screenplay. Highly recommended.
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