"Tell him everything is going to be okay." - Colter Stevens

Source Code has been on my watchlist for ages now so I decided today was the day I watched it, I think Jake Gyllenhaal is one of my favourite actors since he always delivers a good performance in every movie I've seen him in and with 2011's Source Code I got a pretty cool flick that revolves around technology.

A soldier called Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright all deliver very solid performances during the film, but Gyllenhaal is the stand out as he makes Colter feel human despite being in a experimental government program. Gyllenhaal really gives his character some good moments which makes you care for his character and his journey througout the film.

I like Don Burgess's photography and how he gave us a high contrast picture here, this allows the train scenes to never look dull since there isn't many set used in this film so get used to most of it taking place on the train. Alongside that Ben Ripley displays some good writing on display which allows nice character moments especially between Gyllenhaal and Monaghan's characters.

Duncan Jones certainly has a very unique style to his films, maybe the whole simulation aspect is a bit like Groundhog Day, but I do like seeing all the different situations play out on the train as Colter tries to locate the bomber as well as finding out more about himself. I find the ending of the film to be very well done with some nice shots and dialogue delivered before the film ends.

This film isn't without it's flaws, I find the antagonist of the film to fall flat alongside some parts of the movie losing a bit of it's focus on the main goal at hand. That being said 2011's Source Code certainly has interesting aspects on display, and is a quick film to get through thanks to a short runtime. Give it a watch if you have nothing better to do and just take the film for what it is, a cool concept done pretty well.

7/10