Action Flick of the year? maybe.

Rating: 9/10 (20 April 2011)

To me, it seems like most modern films are over-hyped and usually don't live up to their hype. to me, this film felt like the exact opposite. I didn't see too many previews of this movie on TV or the internet, But i just got back from watching, and i think it deserved more hype.
Capt. Colter Stevens (Jake Gylenhaal) is a U.S. Army Chopper pilot who wakes up in the body of a man on a train destined for disaster. He doesn't know how he got there, or what is about to happen, and He's sitting across from his girlfriend Christina Warren (Michelle Monaghan) 8 minutes after realizing he isn't who he is, The train explodes. This brings him back to reality, as a man strapped into a machine, being assisted by Capt. Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) and Dr. Rutledge (Jeffrey Wright) They want him to find out who blew up that train, through a highly advanced piece of technology, known as "Source Code."
Going into this movie, I didn't know what to expect. I haven't seen to many action flicks, mainly because action flicks end up being the same old garbage. But this film surprised me. It was kind of slow out of the gate, but as Capt. Stevens learned more, along with the audience, I got more and more interested. But there were a few little things that I noticed.
One, The special effects were badly outdated. The train's crash did not look very realistic, and the transformation from Past to present, Present to Past seemed very Generic. In one scene, Capt. Stevens falls and rolls, but the Special Effects looked like Star Wars: Episode II, and that movie is almost a whole Decade old.
Also, at some points it felt like Jake Gylenhaal Overacted. The one particular scene where he gets extremely frustrated with Goodwin to the point where he uses a 4-letter word which I cannot repeat, Sure felt like he tried too hard...but that was the only part. the rest of the film he was superb.
One thing I couldn't stop thinking about was how Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) looked sort of like Carrie Fisher (who most of us know as Princess Leia from the Star Wars movies) And that's pretty cool. Another thing that was cool, was seeing Russell Peters in the film. Most people know him as the Indo-Canadian Stand up Comedian who often makes fun of his own people, mimicking their accents and their culture, Even near the end of the film he makes a few jokes.
Believe it or not, There is a message in the film about life and how it could end so quickly, so maybe if you have a suicidal friend or feel like you have nothing to live for, maybe this film could be an inspiration to you.
I Recommend this movie, if you have a night to waste, go and watch it, you shouldn't be disappointed.
9/10