Movie Review: Source Code

Source Code is a bit like Die Hard crossed with Groundhog Day. In other words, it was a pleasant surprise. I queued it because, well, because I'll give most sci-fi movies a chance. What can I say? I'm a fan of the genre.

But Source Code, though it had one gaping hole that I think any sci-fi fan would scratch their head over (it's spoiler-y, so see a discussion of it below my signature, if you're interested), was a good movie, with an interesting set-up, a solid main character, and a plot that kept up both the tension and the action.

A military helicopter pilot wakes up in another man's body, and before he's even had much time to start trying to figure out his situation, the train he's a passenger on explodes and he wakes up again, this time in his own body, in some kind of a capsule/cockpit, being given instructions via a monitor from an officer he's never met. He's told his job is to find out who blew up the train, and he's sent back, again and again (hence the Groundhog Day reference) to the same eight minutes before the train's explosion, in order to try to finger the culprit.

To say much more would spoil some of the surprises, and though there's no shocking twist of the "I see dead people" variety, there are some cool plot-and-character moments that are (and here's the key) really, really well played by the actors, and it's fun to watch them happen.

The movie does include violence but no objectionable sexual content that I can recall. Recommended for viewers who like action and/or sci fi.

Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell

SPOILER-Y OBJECTION: In the end , what happens to the consciousness of the man whose body the pilot's inhabiting? Not addressed at all. You kind of have to ignore that omission to be really satisfied with the ending.