tylergfoster

That's funny, I was at the same screening.

Justin Harris

Very much looking forward to this one. The premise is very nice and I like the cast. I just hope it's executed well.

Spottedfeather

I'm not saying it's bad. I like most of Jake G...howeveryouspellit's movies. But they didn't even try to be even a little bit original. This movie is the same as Deja Vu, Next, 12 Monkeys, and to a certain extent, Butterfly Effect. I've said it before a lot of places ; I don't mind movies using recycled plots. You can't avoid it. There's only so many stories to tell. But if you're going to make a movie that has been made a dozen times before, PLEASE try to make it a little original. Change the characters around and make the good guy not the one you'd normally expect from a certain type of story.

Rypro 525

Well so far this has a 91% on rottentomatoes.com, and Richard Roeper called it the best movie of the year so far.

GenPion

That's hilarious... best movie of the year? Hardly. I've written my review -- look for it in a few days.

EDIT: Whoops! It's up now: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/48964/source-code/

RichC2

Is it really hard to believe that he thought this was the best movie of the first 3 months of 2011?

fumanstan

I know Rotten Tomatoes isnt always the best measure but as far as widely released movies, it's rated pretty highly.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/be....php?year=2011

Certainly doesn't seem out of the question that it's been one of the best so far this year (and yikes, there's been a lot of crap)

Gunde

The O seems to agree: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/49012/source-code/

Dr Mabuse

This thing is getting pretty much rave reviews all over.

I wouldn't have guessed it, but I'm glad because I think Duncan may be a new talent on the directing scene, and a hit like this will do wonders for his career.

Rypro 525

i really enjoyed it. It felt alot like groundhogs day. And it was sci/fi and a very complex idea but it never felt slow or confusing

Dr Mabuse

Well '12:01 PM' is a brilliant theme, and there's lots of room for films beside 'Groundhog Day'(a remake of '12:01 PM') to deal with/build on it.

If you care to watch the original. Great performance from Kurtwood Smith

musick

at least Jones is consistant

Nausicaa

I saw this tonight. I knew absolutely nothing about it going exct it stared Jake Gyllenhal, was directed by Jones, and somehow involved a train. I must say I enjoyed it thoroughly. It certainly wasn't perfect, but I thought it was a thoroughly original execution of the concept. I can understand comparisons do DejaVu, but this was much better and more interesting to me.

I agree it may have been a bit too short, but thinking about it I'm really not sure how much it could have been developed without making it uneccesarily dense. I wish they would have avoided the 'fate' stuff from the final 5 minutes of the film. This was one aspect that felt underdeveloped and almost tacked on aside from the hints in the transition scenes. Some more narrative during the film would have helped ground it.

Still, a very strong sophomore effort from Duncan Jones, and he's 2 for 2 in my opinion. I look forward to his future work.

CaptainMarvel

Patman

With a tagline of "Groundhog Day meets Quantum Leap", director Duncan Jones's next effort is "Source Code". Jake Gyllenhaal is Colter Stevens, a military helicopter pilot involved in the Source Code project, which somehow allows Colter to go back and relive the last 8 minutes of someone's life before they died, and this happened on a train heading for Chicago, but the train explodes on the outskirts of town. The project is tasked with trying to find the bomber through the source code simulations that Colter undergoes repeatedly through the , but through each iteration, he is able to piece information quicker and more effectively. Michelle Monaghan plays Christina, the train passenger that Colter is directly involved with, though at a burgeoning point in their acquaintance.

The film itself is pretty entertaining through most of its running time, but the ending is a head-scratcher, almost too optimistic for my tastes. I was taken by the divergent paths each iteration into the source code, it seemed almost too much of a reach within the confines of such simulations, but it's a movie, and I went with it willingly.

I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.

mdc3000

I thought this was great. Extremely well executed story, lightning fast pace and a great performance by Gyllenhaal. Jones handled it with just the right amount of style to not overwhelm the story and the supporting work from Monaghan and Farmiga was great. Some movies, even when paced well, can FEEL long. This thing went by in a flash. I couldn't believe it was wrapping up so soon - that 90 minutes felt like 60, which is a good thing. I think there is enough layers/substance here that it'll hold up on multiple viewings. A very simple and straight forward movie about some larger more complex themes/ideas. One of the best of 2011 so far IMO.

Greg MacGuffin

Saw it last night and really enjoyed it. I don't think the trailers do the film justice, so if you are holding back from seeing it based on that, I would still give it a shot. The premise is, of course, pretty far fetched, but if you can buy into it, it's a hell of a ride. Really glad that Jones is not a one-hit wonder, and I'm looking forward to seeing whatever he does next.

onebyone

I agree with this. I thought the trailers looked meh and had no interest in seeing it at all. I am glad I gave it a chance, based on the top critics reviews and on finding out it was from the director of Moon.

I really enjoyed the movie on all possible levels. Jake was really impressive and really filled the movie with heart. I am looking forward to seeing it again and will be definitely getting the blu ray.

fumanstan

I thought it was pretty good, but not particularly great. Maybe I was just tired catching a 10 PM showing, but I never thought the drama became as tense as it could have. I enjoyed the mystery of the bomber and all the reveals of Jake's reality though.

One quick thought about the end thought -

Seantn

My guess is

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DonnachaOne

It's pretty simple;

E. Honda

There is no spoon.

movielib

The short is great. I have it on a Region 2 DVD that I got from England. Also quite good is the Fox Network TV movie, 12:01, based on the same Richard Lupoff short story, 12:01 PM. Ironically, it came out the same year as Groundhog Day (1993) and people wrongly accused it of ripping off Groundhog Day.

Richard Lupoff had a different opinion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12:01_%281993_film%29

Both Lupoff and Heap were co-writers for the TV movie. It was directed by Jack Sholder (The Hidden). Total running time is 92 minutes (two hour TV movie minus commercials).

The TV film expanded the story and based it on a repeating day rather than a repeating hour, added some humor but still was mostly a Sci-Fi thriller. In my opinion it is far superior to Groundhog Day which I think is way overrated. It's one of my all-time favorite TV movies.

http://www.amazon.com/12-01-Helen-Sl...1891739&sr=1-1



Oh yeah, and I loved Source Code.

DGibFen

Enjoyed this quite a bit, as the plot reminded me of Primer. I think Primer does a better job with the science (and the ethical issues of time travel), but Source Code is more of a sci-fi thriller. Originally, I thought the ending was too much, as

but DonnachaOne's interpretation makes it all the more interesting.

I'd give it a 3 out of 4.