Jake Gyllenhaal Finds the Source Code

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Really liking the look of this and Moon was an awesome movie so I have faith this will at least be decent from Jones.
 
On my way to work recently, my morning radio talk show had the director in the studio. He seemed like a really nice, down to earth guy; a self proclaimed nerd, lol. He says that there are a lot of nods to video games in the movie – in the way the camera stays on the actor during action (think bailing out of a car in GTA) and other instances. He said Hitchcock was a big influence on the film as well (especially Jake’s costume design). On a interesting/creepy/sad side note, Duncan’s gf was in the studio, too, and they talked about how she was at a gym in NYC recently and nearly the entire basketball (or was it football….can’t recall) team was there as well. Long story short, they wouldn’t leave her alone and she practically ran out of the gym for fear of them assaulting her.
 
Loved Moon and this looks pretty interesting. The machine's concept in this reminds me of the ANIMUS in the Assassin Creed games... sorta.
 
91% on RT?!?!?!?! For a time travel movie?!?!?! That's gotta mean this is at least pretty damn good
 
Well I loved Moon so I've been excited for this since it's announcement. Glad it is getting good reviews.

I will see it on Friday for sure.
 
I love that quality Sci-Fi movies are coming back to the forefront, breathing new life into the genre!
 
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I said in another thread when the first trailer debuted, that if this movie's concept is used to its full potential it will be absolutely brilliant.

Now that I finally see 93% on RT, looks like I was right for the most part. Can't wait to check this out.
 
I think Gyllenhaal really needs a hit and this might be the one. The movie looks good albeit predictable.
 
Just saw it. Movie was excellent!!! I highly recommend it. :up:
 
I'm really wishing Jones had enough confidence in himself to have tackled Superman going from what I've read about this film.
 
Watched this tonight, awesome film. Really enjoyed it.
 
Thought the film was good, but not great. I felt that it was kind of predictable and there were some plot holes. Also did not care for the ending. Still liked the concepts and the the acting
 
I liked the film. I will have to watch it again to maybe try and soak in some more things. The ending, was a little iffy at first, but I did enjoy it the more I thought about it. The acting was superb all around, and it was a tense thrill ride the entire time. And it truly had some great human moments.

Not as good as Moon, but still a good film, and the best one I've seen yet this year.

88%
 
I'm in the minority that thought Moon was overrated (and boring), but I still saw the potential in Duncan. After coming back from this, I'm very eager to see what he comes up with next. As a sidenote, slightly disappointed he didn't take up Nolan's offer for Superman. I can understand the pressure and logistics of going from indie to blockbuster -- but then again Chris did the same.

Anyway, all in all a solid thriller. As a huge sci-fi buff I appreciated injecting originality back into the genre. The concept is easy to understand though it gets a bit more complex later on. Originally, I thought the ending they were seemingly going for was getting too hokey, but thankfully they didn't drop the ball on that. I think I would have much preferred it ended a little bit sooner just for the Shakespearean quasi-poetic-tragedy angle -- but what ultimately happened was also satisfying.

About time Jake starred in a good movie and it's to his credit he carries this entire flick. Supporting cast was solid for however small of a part they played. What I liked most is however repetitive and brief the repeated 8 minutes could have been, everyone stayed on pace and kept it fresh for the 90 minutes I was watching. It was also refreshing that a plot relying on a fairly convoluted concept that raises questions from the beginning, never relegated the film into a video game tutorial (Hi, Inception). I've really gotta congratulate Duncan on a tremendous sophomore effort. He's a natural talent behind the camera, as evidenced by quite a few clever shot compositions and direction. Most of all this was a concept film that could have easily fell apart if just one aspect of the production failed to deliver. Everything hinges on all the small pieces working together perfectly and that's exactly what occurred here.

Solid 8.5 in my book.
 
Since you're all so intent on old boy doing a superhero film, get Geoff to stick him on The Flash. All that speed force stuff should be up his alley.
 
Source Code was pretty awesome, I think it used its premise well. You could say its predictable to some degree, but at the same I think it did a pretty good job at mixing it up. At first I wasnt digging the ending but in the very end it pull it off pretty well, I still have my problems with it somewhat but it didn't really hinder my movie at all.

There was one instance where, without anything really being funny, both my friend and I started laughing, for which we garnered many awkward looks from the people around us. Basically it amounts to us being horrible people, or really sick senses of humor.
 
^yeah, I can see that.
 
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