Very Cool

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2011)

This is an amazing movie. It pulls together a lot of the cooler concepts in physics (some of which are not directly articulated). Ideas such as quantum theory, Schrodinger's cat, and the many-worlds interpretation are combined with locked-in syndrome and the idea that human consciousness and memory itself exists as a quantum construct and can be manipulated as such.
The above is the smoke and mirrors that make up the story-telling part of movie magic. And few movies are as deft doing this as _Source Code_. Fewer still are movies that achieve the depth of verisimilitude this one does in using possible implications of real scientific ideas.
Once the movie postulates its ideas, it does a wonderful thing. It treats them logically. The movie resides within the rigid framework of that logic. As a long time s-f reader and movie fan, seeing the screenwriters, director, actors and all involved actually having the discipline to do this is very special.
The movie then adds a thriller plot, compelling characters, actors that make us care about those characters, romance and a resolution that is emotionally gratifying.
That is why I rate _Source Code_ 10 out of 10. If there is a better movie to come out his year, I would be shocked and gratified. I would be happily surprised if there was even one other movie this year that approached being as good as "Source Code_.