Source Code: the Prequel

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2011)

Coming off the action high, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, I yearned to watch another action-packed new-to-me adventure. Upon a great recommendation, I watched Déjà Vu.
I am a Denzel fanbut only when he's not screaming for an Oscar (such as American Gangster) and when he actually earns it (such as Training Day.) Of course, my favorite of his are the smart action pics like Man on Fire or Crimson Tide. I'm certainly adding this one to that list.
With a unique twist on the time machine/look back in a place in time genre, Déjà Vu does, in fact, make one of my 2011 favorites, Source Code, a Déjà Vu. ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is investigating a blown up boat that killed 100s of innocents, including children, women and service men. He's introduced to a program where one can look back exactly 4½ days to aid in any investigation. Handy, eh?
Well, it can do a lot more than that. It can go within any structure and recreate every bit of privacy people have. Tell me how people would react today if this were true?
In either case, that's incidental to this plot after a few lessons, Doug's got it down and races against time for a gal he actually falls for prior to the explosion and might contain valuable information to prevent the act of terrorism.
It's an exciting, albeit popcorn-fare, movie and if you're a Denzel fan, you'd probably really enjoy it. Even if you're not a (Director) Tony Scott fan, like I am not.