Films of 2011: Source Code

Even though it's the same eight minutes over and over again, Source Code never gets boring. The ending is a disappointment though as the happy ending smacks of Hollywood test screenings.

Review: Source Code

Starring Jake Jake Gyllenhaal as a brain stored in a container, this really should've been called Jarhead - but we've seen that film before, which is also strangely apt as Source Code is based around Jake living the same 8 minutes over and over again as he tries to save the day and stop the bomber on the train.

For a film based on such repetition, Source Code never bores, the changes keep your interest throughout. Wisely short and snappy at 90 minutes, Source Code doesn't give you time to think about a plot that probably has a million holes in it if you really thought long and hard about it and instead is entertaining pop corn fare that doesn't treat its audience like idiots.