Unfocused but Good Concept

Rating: 6/10 (31 August 2011)

Anyone who's a Star Trek fan will immediately recognize that the creators of "Source Code" have wholly taken freely from their content - in this case, if you're interested, watch Star Trek The Next Generation's episode entitled "Cause and Effect". That episode is better polished than this movie and minute for minute a better production despite being 17 or so years done before it, (spoiler) but the movie does a good job with the idea of replaying time over again and again. You cant blame the creators for employing a good idea. The problem is, the human aspect of the story gets overcooked and overdone in Source Code, and Jake Gyllanthal although did a satisfactory job, probably the lead role could have been afforded to a better actor. I liked Source Code, especially it's explanations and details of what's happening during the first two-thirds of it's length. The love interest though doesn't quite mesh, and unfortunately the ending is painted too rosy and gets sappy. Still if you like science-fiction and it's employment of time as a theme, and you liked "Source Code" check out the Star Trek episode mentioned above if you've never seen it, enjoy and marvel at the parallels.