Director: Duncan Jones
Writer: Ben Ripley
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga.
*Sigh* Jake Gyllenhaal, how I count the days ‘til I can see you do your thing in another outstanding film… and Boy Howdy, you did not disappoint.
When you think ‘Source Code’ you might suddenly think ‘Matrix’, but do not let this generate any expectations. This film is unlike any science-fiction I have seen before (though I should warn you my knowledge of Sci-Fi films is extremely small…). I am not a huge fan of science-fiction at any rate, with a grand total of ONE sci-fi film in my DVD collection (congratulations JJ Abrahams with your Star Trek), but Gyllenhaal and the excitable article in Empire a few months ago really swayed it for me.
I loved it. The story was intriguing and all the actors had fierce chemistry, particularly the dashing male lead and his co-star, Michelle Monaghan. The story had just the right amount of action, thrill and romance and the overall idea, whilst sounding rather complicated, was easy to follow and understand. What I loved the most about the film was Jones’ ability to make even the most graphic or threatening parts of the film seem fragile and beautiful, the most poignant being a slow motion on a shot of Gyllenhall and Monaghan about to kiss whilst also being engulfed in flames.
However, I was left with the usual “hang on…what the fuck?” kind of thoughts after the end of the film, with that problem about alternative universes and…you know, time and stuff… and I was left thinking and thinking, but hey, I have a habit of asking too many questions.
4 *s
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