An American army pilot played by Jake Gyllenhaal wakes up on a train in a different man's identity and before he can figure out whats going on the train explodes and he wakes up in a machine called the Source Code unknown why he is there and how he got there.
Appearing on the screen of the pod appears another solider who tells him that he has be recruited in a top secret mission to find out who blew up the train that he was on and with the help of the machine that he is in he can find out who did it, unfortunately he only has 8 minutes each time to uncover the truth with each trip unraveling the answers.
What I Thought
The first thing you need to know about Source Code and one of the most important things is that the director of it (Duncan Jones) first movie was the fantastic Moon so you know that you are not going to get a very simple story you are in fact going to get something that feels fresh and unique and it has to be one of the best Sci-Fi action movies since the brilliant Inception.
During each trip that Gyllenhaal makes a trip in the Source Code you find out more about the character who he has taken over and the relationship with his female friend only for him to start liking his friend and this part of the movie adds heart that is missing from most movies these days.
If you have watched the trailer you might have seen that the movie has been done on a big scale however thats not true as very few sets have been used and in my eyes this helps the movie as it doesn't deviate from what it's trying to attempt by adding stupid plot points and useless characters.
Yes there is a couple of problems with the movie, a few people might be put off by the fact that the movie goes back and forth a lot from the world in the Source Code to the really world that Gyllenhaal is in and also the explanation of the Source Code seems a bit simple and pointless but don't let this put you off as i guarantee that these are just minor problems in a movie thats engaging, complex and interesting from beginning to end.
To say i liked Source Code is not doing it much justice lets just say that it is the best movie i have seen since the brilliant Inception and i urge that if you haven't seen it or were on the fence about it get to the cinema now and watch it, that's an order.
Score - 85%
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