Source Code

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Director: Duncan Jones

Writer: Ben Ripley

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

Budget: $32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening weekend: $14,812,094 3rd April 2011

Gross: $54,696,902

Summary: An action thriller centred on a soldier who wakes up in a body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.




The storyline keeps you on the edge of your seat and adds in enough humour to make it a thoroughly enjoyable experience. The movie contains suspense and can bring questions to the audience. There is amazing subtle chemistry between Jake and Michelle which really is the star of the film and the performances from all the actors in the movie were excellent. All together, the film delivers on romance, suspense, mystery and thrills. It has beautiful cinematography which makes Chicago proud because the makers of the film have set the scene so brilliantly. The movie has an enigmatic ending, where for the audience, it brings up more questions than answers but somehow feels right.

As well as excitement, there are tender moments in the film that relieve the tension, there is an ongoing romance and a very moving scene where Stevens phones his father. Colter Stevens is a resourceful hero, he gets out of a lot of scrapes as he challenges fellow passengers on the commuter train. The film is an example of an ordinary person, albeit a soldier, who has been dragged into a situation he does not really understand. Colter Stevens is not only against the bomber he is also against the creator of the source code who refuses to let him die and wants to use him for future missions, until the end of the film he is powerless and is driven by others.