This is a ton of fun. Jake Gyllenhaal is Colter, a military helicopter pilot who suddenly finds himself on a commuter train - in a strange body - heading into Chicago. Michelle Monaghan, playing a fellow commuter named Christina, is seated across from him. He quickly discovers there is a bomb on the train, as it blows up while he and Christina are speaking. However, he has to keep reliving the same 8 minutes prior to the explosion, "source code" memories harvested from a victim's brain, until he finds the bomber. Along the way, he discovers truths about himself and reality.
This is an interesting mix of Groundhog Day (but not funny) and Inception. Reality is very much questioned. I liked it much, much more than Inception, which had a great cast that was given nothing to work with, and special effects were a bit like eating movie popcorn. It tasted good going down, but leaves you bloated and still hungry for real food.
This movie has half as many cast members, and they all do a great job. Jeffrey Wright and Vera Farmiga are outstanding as the military personal and scientist responsible for the Source Code experiment. The effects are awesome, but the real credit should go to the director. Duncan Jones directed only one movie prior to this, Moon, which was fantastic. Pick it up. Based on Moon, he had enough credibility to get a huge budget for Source Code, and he came up with a blockbuster. Watch the editing. We relive one scene a few times, then he figures out ways to spice up the sequences. This movie is very good.
Duncan Jones is David Bowie's son. He comes by his artistic talent honestly. Pretty cool.
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