Limacher Low Down: Source Code is a well told story full of WHAT THE F^!K moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out not only what happens next, but also what just happened! I rarely find myself sitting in a movie not questioning the reality of what is going on, but also to be so drawn into what is going on that makes every scene more intense and fulfilling than the last. Rest assured that this movie packs more punch in a PG-13 rating than many of its R Rated counterparts in this day. If you want to go for a ride that as soon as the credits roll, you’re ready to go again; then I suggest you enter the Source Code.
Source Code is an intriguing story which takes a soldier and uses him to enter the mind of someone else. Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the first person to test a unique and new system of doing this very science called “the Source Code”. He is asked to have his mind “transported” into the body of a passenger on a train that has been blown up outside of Chicago, which is an apparent terrorist attack. Colter has eight minutes to seek and find the person or persons responsible for the attack, and do what he can to thwart the attempt.
Colter has distorted visual and audio contact with the people overseeing the project, Colleen Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) and Dr. Rutledge (Jeffrey Wright). These two are the only contact he has to give him the greater understanding of his mission, and to also fill him in on any possible background information. He observes everything that happens around him and starts looking for suspicious people any way he can. The only person who knows the person he is in the body of on the train is Christina Warren (Michelle Monaghan), whom Colter starts to feel closer to each time he enters the train once again.
Colter has multiple attempts to figure out who might be the terrorist or terrorists and has difficulty pin-pointing the culprit. The only fortunate thing for him is that people don’t remember what he did the last time before his time “ended”. Colter, working against the clock, and with the help of Colleen and Dr. Rutledge, starts to get more information about how to make the mission successful. While trying to figure out who may be behind the attack, he also attempts to figure out why he was chosen to be the first person to attempt this new science. This doesn’t skew away from the plot, in fact it adds a whole new dimension of holy shit!
The closer Colter comes at times, the further he gets away from something else which makes this more than just a mission for him, but a set of missions that he only has eight minutes at a time to piece together. Every piece of the puzzle that is this movie fits together nicely, and right when you think you may know what is going on, you realize DAMMIT I was wrong AGAIN! The movie does an excellent job of telling a unique story of vision and heroics, while also having something for everyone to enjoy. Well timed humor, drama, and more explosions than Michael Bay would employ makes Source Code not only a movie, but an unforgettable experience!
