Watch it if you're a die-hard Sci-Fi buff.

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2011)

In Source Code, we are introduced, once again, to the concept of repetition. A similar theme is also seen in Jones' "Moon" which was his first movie although this "Source code" borrows a lot from Tony Scott's Deja Vu as well .
As Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) wakes up on a train he with no memory of how he got there he soon realise that he's not the man he thinks he is. The audience is inducted into the main storyline very quickly as Colter dies after 8 minutes since he woke up and ends up with some memory loss in a surprising turn of events.
The first few minutes are intense and intriguing enough for you to want more. And more is exactly what you get. Except it's only the same. but still, it's more. Don't ask how, but Stevens is trapped in someone else's body during the very last eight minutes before a bomb detonates killing everyone instantly. Over the course of the movie, we find Stevens desperately trying to figure out the what's, who's and why's of his mission while "when" is all that he knows. All this time he's forced to relive the same 8 minutes. His mission is to find the bomber.
It's a nice concept and it's used well by the director. The main disappointment for me was the after "Moon", I was expecting the stars from Duncan Jones. Don't get me wrong here. Jones carries the story well enough to keep you engaged and thrilled, albeit with some goofy theories and unexplained(perhaps impossible) science. Gyllenhaal gives an average performance but his character's falling in love with Christina Warren is unneeded and unbelievable. Still, for hardcore sci-fi fans this movie is gonna keep the discussions open for a short while after the credits role out.
Egidijus Mikauskas