Source Code Review

I watched Source Code yesterday, about 5 months after release, with thanks to Bluesphere (not the actual name, but they're not paying me to write this).   Initial impression was met with skepticism on my end because I thought the concept was a little off, and the repetitious movie idea has been lost on me since the movie Vantage Point.  The idea is that when a person's life 'goes out', their brainwaves leave some residual mark, similar to a lightbulb's residual light after being turned off, that can be detected and therefore exploited.

Jake Gyllenhaal is very convincing in his role of Coulter Stevens, a very confused military captain who is constantly taking the role of a victim of a terrorist attack 8 minutes before his death.  The story tries its hardest to justify being able to do this, but they only really explain why he can assume the role of the dead man on the train, not why he can make his own choices about what he can do in the source code world.  I found this odd, but ultimately I might suggest you not consider this idea, as it will focus your mind on only a small problem.

At the end of the movie, I found the heroism of Captain Stevens to be mildly inspiring, having given a lot more than his everything to serve his country.  He manages to take the source code world beyond anything anyone on the project could have expected.  I would have to say that the movie is well worth a watch, especially if you can rent it for a dollar from Orangepyramid.

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