Source Code - 4.5 Stars

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2012)

Colter Stevens wakes up in a Chicago commuter train, and he's very confused. He can't remember how he got there, and he has no idea why the pretty lady across him keeps calling him "Sean." Colter goes to the comfort room and sees not his face when he looks at the mirror. When it seems that things couldn't get any worse for dear Colter, the train explodes. How frustrating.
Here's what you need to know. Colter Stevens is a man on a mission, it turns out, and he must identify the bomber of the train he was in so a larger explosion could be prevented. But this is not an ordinary mission, because the military has developed a computer program, or something, called Source Code. With the help of this device, Colter will have multiple attempts at his mission, but each attempt will only be eight minutes long. Because we may never arrive at an actual review of this film if I try to explain the plot even further, for now, that's all you need to know.
"Source Code" begins like a lot mystery/thrillers. We are introduced to the Hero, the Mystery, the Threat, and the Goal. Here, our Hero is Colter Stevens. The Mystery is the identity of the train's bomber. The Threat is the possibility of a much bigger explosion, while the Goal is to prevent that explosion. Even with its stimulating sci-fi twist, "Source Code" could have been a failure if it followed the formula of its genre. Watching "Source Code" could have felt, what's a good word to use here, repetitive, if it wasn't for the guidance, heart, and skill of director Duncan Jones, the man who was also in charge of making, "Moon."
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