I saw Source Code last night at SXSW. It’s the second film by British director Duncan Jones (Moon) and penned by Ben Ripley who hasn’t written anything of real consequence of which I’m aware (Species 3 doesn’t count, right?). Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga make up the core cast in this action-thiller that felt like it was out of the 70s or 80s (but in a good way). It’s hard to write about a movie that is build on a secret that the audience doesn’t know without ruining it, so I’ll be vague while giving my impressions of this film.

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