Gripping sci fi that leaves a good feeling

Rating: Null/10 (19 November 2011)

I was skeptical. Time loops have been explored very well in many Star Trek episodes through the years, and I expected some commercialized version, with loud action and little drama.
I was wrong.
On the surface, the film is about trying to find a terrorist on board a train. Gyllenhaal plays a military helicopter pilot killed in action. They hook him up to an advanced sci-fi machine enabling them to put him into the mind of one of the passengers for 8 minutes before a bomb destroys the train. His task is to find the terrorist. It is very exciting.
Very early on, I felt the chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan. Love always gets to you. I was full of wonder. It is like the most incredible thing you could imagine. To live 8 minutes over and over, and being able to connect with people. Tell them what you really want to tell them. Make them happy. Especially a girl you really like. This is what makes the whole movie tick. It reminded me of Groundhog day. There was the same sense that I am being told something very important here.
While I was watching, I was thinking about my own life. How do I spend my time? The thought came to me that life is like a source code, and every moment is a chance to do something good.. Only thing is that we only have one chance. Because moments go by. But there is this beautiful song by the late Norwegian song writer, Alf Proysen, saying that tomorrow is a new day with blank pages and thumbtacks.
I don't have to say much more about the movie.It spoils everything if you haven't seen it. Just to say that the main character is a good guy, and he gets close to at least 3 people during the movie. It all helps to suck us into the drama and the suspense.
I can safely say this movie made my day better.