Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Source Code (2011)


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Year of first release: 2011
Director: Duncan Jones (Moon)
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Zodiac), Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Vera Farmiga (Orphan), Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace)
Country: USA
Genre: Thriller, SF
Conditions of visioning: 27.08.2012, Blu-Ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: A soldier who was helicopter pilot in Afghanistan wakes up in the body of another man aboard a train. He will have to unveil a terrorist plot.
Review: I usually don't like this kind of comparisons, but this movie is halfway between Deja Vu and the TV series Quantum Leap. No surprise that the voice of the hero's father is credited to Scott Bakula who played the main character in the TV show. The director (son of David Bowie) made a good impression with his first movie Moon. This time he directs a thriller that is maybe not completely original, but well done nonetheless. Jake Gyllenhaal plays very well this war hero who is expected to accomplish a mission, but cannot help investigating about his own past, which shows us how much human he is, and creates a link with the viewer.
Rating: 7 /10

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