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Source Code
Rated PG-13 · 93 minutes · 2011
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Jake Gyllenhaal spends Source Code in two places. His character being kept alive as part of a military experiment: The government can access one tiny part of his mind that hasn’t died, and has placed him on a mission to find the bomber of a commuter train in Chicago. That’s the first location. The second is inside his mind, and within that, inside the memories of a man on that train, as he tries to track down the domestic terrorist who blew it up. It’s not an easy concept to grasp, but director Duncan Jones (from a script by Ben Ripley) boils it down into a thoroughly Hollywood kind of thriller—in the best possible way. There’s good action, a few laughs, a slight love interest and a solid performance by the leading man. You come away thinking the director, making just his second feature film, sure did make it look easy.
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Official Site: www.enterthesourcecode.com
Director: Duncan Jones
Producer: Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet, Jordan Wynn, Hawk Koch, Jeb Brody and Fabrice Gianfermi
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Brent Skagford, Cas Anvar, Russell Peters, Michael Arden, Craig Thomas, Gordon Masten, Susan Bain, Paula Jean Hixson, Lincoln Ward and Scott Bakula
Director: Duncan Jones
Producer: Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet, Jordan Wynn, Hawk Koch, Jeb Brody and Fabrice Gianfermi
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Brent Skagford, Cas Anvar, Russell Peters, Michael Arden, Craig Thomas, Gordon Masten, Susan Bain, Paula Jean Hixson, Lincoln Ward and Scott Bakula
What others are saying (11)
NUVO
Ed reviews 'Source Code'
An entertaining, engaging genre film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that delivers enough action and good performances to overlook a weak story.
by Ed Johnson-Ott
04/01/2011
Ed reviews 'Source Code'
An entertaining, engaging genre film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that delivers enough action and good performances to overlook a weak story.
by Ed Johnson-Ott
04/01/2011
The Coast Halifax
Source Code executes
Duncan Jones's new sci fi leaves long-lasting intellectual residue
by Matt Semansky
04/01/2011
8 more reviews...
Source Code executes
Duncan Jones's new sci fi leaves long-lasting intellectual residue
by Matt Semansky
04/01/2011
Colorado Springs Independent
Time bomb: Source Code
It's like Groundhog Day without the humanist philosophy, or one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books.
by MaryAnn Johanson
03/31/2011
Time bomb: Source Code
It's like Groundhog Day without the humanist philosophy, or one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books.
by MaryAnn Johanson
03/31/2011
Creative Loafing Atlanta
Source Code works deja voodoo on familiar sci-fi premise
Time-loop flick cracks techno-thriller code
by Curt Holman
04/04/2011
Source Code works deja voodoo on familiar sci-fi premise
Time-loop flick cracks techno-thriller code
by Curt Holman
04/04/2011
Style Weekly
Crazy Train
"Source Code" is a programmatic but entertaining thriller.
by Wayne Melton
04/12/2011
Crazy Train
"Source Code" is a programmatic but entertaining thriller.
by Wayne Melton
04/12/2011
East Bay Express
Source Code
Soldier Jake Gyllenhaal draws extra duty in a fireball-filled sci-fi thriller.
by Kelly Vance
03/30/2011
Source Code
Soldier Jake Gyllenhaal draws extra duty in a fireball-filled sci-fi thriller.
by Kelly Vance
03/30/2011
Creative Loafing Tampa
Movie openings: Water for Elephants
Plus: Arthur, Hanna and more now playing at a multiplex near you.
by Joe Bardi
04/21/2011
Movie openings: Water for Elephants
Plus: Arthur, Hanna and more now playing at a multiplex near you.
by Joe Bardi
04/21/2011
Portland Mercury
Sophomore Slump
Source Code: It's like Groundhog Day! No, it's like Quantum Leap! No, it's like... eh, whatever.
by Erik Henriksen
03/31/2011
Sophomore Slump
Source Code: It's like Groundhog Day! No, it's like Quantum Leap! No, it's like... eh, whatever.
by Erik Henriksen
03/31/2011
The Coast Halifax
Code breaker
Sci-fi helmer Duncan Jones confirms his status as a fantasy auteur with his time-twisting feature Source Code.
by Matt Semansky
04/07/2011
Code breaker
Sci-fi helmer Duncan Jones confirms his status as a fantasy auteur with his time-twisting feature Source Code.
by Matt Semansky
04/07/2011
Boise Weekly
The Projector: Movies opening Friday, April 1
Jake Gyllenhaal as a military man, a Los Angeles-based tale of Jane Austen and a cartoon bunny terrorizing James Marsden just in time for Easter. No foolin', it's all at the movies.
by James Ady
04/01/2011
The Projector: Movies opening Friday, April 1
Jake Gyllenhaal as a military man, a Los Angeles-based tale of Jane Austen and a cartoon bunny terrorizing James Marsden just in time for Easter. No foolin', it's all at the movies.
by James Ady
04/01/2011
