The synopsis for this film sounds like a cross between “Deja Vu” and “Groundhog Day.” It’s encouraging to see that Jake Gyllenhaal is progressing from playing sensitive, whiny nerds to sensitive, whiny action heroes. Could this be a part that Matt Damon turned down?
No matter. Judging by the GCI on display, a significant portion of the budget will be on the screen, which should satisfy the majority of contemporary filmgoers, most of whom become suspicious when they see nothing but non-virtual actors and scenery in a film. Michelle Monaghan co-stars (and looks delectable), and Vera Farmiga gets serious in a military uniform, which is probably worth the price of admission.
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the “Source Code,” a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.
– Summit Entertainment
