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Holes in logic get swept aside by the brisk pace and stimulating tale.
A casually brainy and surprisingly thoughtful blockbuster... that is ultimately as much about saving the day as seizing it.
The movie is a formally disciplined piece of work, a triumph of movie syntax, made with a sense of rhythm and pace, and Gyllenhaal, who is always good at conveying anxiety, gives Stevens's desperation a comic edge.
This time, Jones has more money and greater studio expectations behind him, so what begins as another existential head trip that puts ideas before spectacle eventually morphs into something trite and compromised -- hard sci-fi gone soft.
A smart sci-fi thriller that maybe asks a bit more of its audience than the average movie. But the payoff is solid, and really -- how long is eight minutes?
Duncan Jones' swiftly paced and engaging sci-fi thriller is a Groundhog Day for a post- 9/11 world.
Jones' conception of how the universe works pretty much eliminates the possibility of drama.
Were it supremely confident of knowing when to show its trump card, the film could have gone even further.
Source Code is genuinely compelling and - whilst not always successful - remains a fine example of an intelligent, modern sci-fi thriller.
Uma ficção científica exemplar: apresenta um conceito interessante, explora-o a fundo e, de quebra, nos apresenta a questões de fundo filosófico-existencial enquanto cria personagens complexos e tocantes.
This intelligent sci-fi-thriller is a worthy follow-up to Moon that marks Jones as one of the best new filmmakers around.
Duncan Jones's Source Code is far more nuanced and intelligent thriller than it has any right to be and, thanks to a superb transfer from Summit, welcomes repeat viewings on Blu-ray.
Duncan Jones's sophomore film, Source Code, is an assured second step into the realm of thoughtful science fiction.
All of the leading actors acquit themselves well, including Jeffrey Wright as the brains behind the daring experiment in what he calls "time reassignment," rather than time travel. The fact that Ripley's screenplay gives its secondary characters some...
Since Source Code is philosophical science fiction and not just 'sci fi,' there's something to chew on here about consciousness: when it begins and ends, and that old chestnut of what constitutes reality. [Blu-ray]
Zipping along at a speed to match the doomed commuter train aboard which most of its story takes place, Source Code is a tense, thrilling and unexpectedly emotional science fiction thriller.
It's Groundhog Day meets Inception.
Travels back in time and borrows liberally from the vaults of Rod Serling, and does justice to his legacy.
This movie awakened my seasonal urge to buy ice cream treats and turn my brain off for 100 minutes, so get ready for summer, everyone.
An entertaining, intelligent puzzle.
Even when I thought I had the whole thing figured out early on, the movie allowed me to feel smug for a while before shooting me down. Brilliant.
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