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Jake Gyllenhaal is rapidly turning into one of my favourite actors after an excellent performance in Nightcrawler. I was interested to see what he was capable of some other roles, and Source Code on Amazon Prime proved like a nice opportunity to check out this movie which I'd been meaning to do for a while.

Colter Stevens, a decorated soldier, wakes up in the body of a man he doesn't know to stop a bomb that will destroy a Chicago Commuter train. He has to act fast, but on his first go round, there's no luck whatsoever and the bomb blows up. He's promptly shunted back into his duty to do the task again, experiencing the final eight minutes of another person's life. But can he work out who is responsible for the attack so he can stop the next one from happening in time? Source Code has an intriguing premise that blends Edge of Tomorrow with Minority Report and looks stylish to boot. Duncan Jones has a strong cast at his disposal, with Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farminga being other additions to the film.

Duncan James, the director of one of my favourite science fiction films Moon and of the Warcraft adaption handles the time-loop concept well. Yes, there is a heck of a lot of exposition and the ending may be hit/miss for some, but there are plenty of good things that work about Source Code. The pace is decent and the editing is solid as well, making good use of the CGI. It's moving, entertaining and engaging, with the film never feeling too long or too short. 93 minutes is just the right length, an James uses that to his advantage here. Recommended.