Source Code

Synopsis:
Captain Colter Stevens continuously relives an 8-minute span of time aboard an bomb-strapped train to find out who the bombeteer is.

Favorite one-line review from a different critic:
"Think Quantum Leap meets Groundhog day with intense action and nail biting suspense." - Chuck the Movieguy-

My Review:
The only thing I don't like about this movie is its name: Source Code.  In my mind it instantly conjures up an image of a computer programmer.  I half expected the movie to play out like Tron and Hackers.  I was wrong.  If Alfred Hitchcock made a sci-fi movie, it would play out something like this movie.  A great set of characters who are for once given a little bit of depth and personality (which is extremely rare these days).  And as a bonus treat you get a great, original story (which is also rare these days).  Another treat is that the movie requires a little bit of thought, which I personally enjoy.  And to top it off a solid ending.  It's everything I look for in a movie. 

What I'm most happy about is that even though the plot was similar to Speed, it wasn't Speed.  To summarize, I enjoyed it, some won't.  But I would recommend it if you enjoyed Inception, Paycheck, Next, Minority Report, Primer or Donnie Darko.

Rating:
9 out of 10

Suck Scale:
Didn't suck at all