I really like the overall structure and story of the film. The film is established in the state of Chicago and an associate of the US Army Captain Colter Stevens is sent into the titular Source Code where he’s within 8 minutes of preventing a train explosion and simultaneously catching the perpetrator responsible for the attack and the bomb within it and disarming it. I also like how the film indicates our protagonist attempting other approaches as he’s getting sent back to the incident while putting himself in some perilous dilemmas along the way. 

I also really like Duncan Jones’ directing for this feature. He (nearly) succeeds in immersing people into the overall structure of how a person is sent to a virtual re-creation of an incident and utilizing certain transitions for everytime that’s orchestrated alongside how the protagonist deals with certain situations thanks to assiduous acting from Jake Gyllenhaal. He also knows how to shoot some bits of editing in the film too especially giving you a clear glimpse of what’s occurring at the moment and much more to have you captivated alongside great tension as well. 

The cinematography of the movie is immaculate. I get that it may not be the greatest for the time this film was released (especially with films such as Drive which I have yet to see) but for a science fiction movie? It’s perfect! The film knows how to scintillate during the day especially giving you nothing but exultance and entertainment for the scenes that occur at the moment and obnubilated greatly during scenes where our protagonist is within the room where he operates his mission. 

The score for this film is quite frenetic. I really like how the film is composed for certain scenes that are shot throughout and much more. There are multiple moments in the movie that are composed in a manner of making you feel a form of emotion and even some lugubrious dread in the end as well as some exuberant emotions. Random moments during the film too are also composed very well and have you feeling a form of emotion too for what occurs especially when characters are garrulous or scenes of stakes occur. 

Ultimately though, what exacerbates this film for me would be how the protagonist is developed. His development throughout the movie is quite exiguous and doesn’t have much to offer toward the audience other than to serve his purpose in preventing the explosion alongside and making some resolutions. Another issue is that the film can get a little confusing. The factor to this could be how certain scenes flow or how they are edited at some points during the film as well as some plot points in the movie. 

The ending for this movie is underwhelming. I mean sure it may seem normal to most people who’ve watched a ton of movies (like me) but me honestly? The ending could’ve been much better. I mean they just interpret some words from Jake Gyllenhaal’s character about the program causing a resolution to the world’s problems and then what the future of humanity will become then the film just abruptly ends. After watching the ending I was like, “That’s it?” because the ending overall felt rushed to my circumstances. 

In the end of the day, “Source Code” is an okay science fiction/thriller film directed by Duncan Jones that could’ve ameliorated with its quality of certain things and changes were made along the way. Although the film lacks character development, is a little confusing and has an underwhelming ending, the film should be a diligent watch regardless of those issues. From the acting, directing, cinematography, story, decent script, decent structure, tension, editing, score, pacing, protagonist despite development and more lead to the final result of a 7/10 (B+).