Source Code: Critic Reviews

Source Code deliciously bites off more than it can chew. It is a science fiction thriller foremost, but runs a wide gamut of human emotion.

Source Code bats around interesting philosophical ideas about the elasticity of time, and the director finds moments of humor in unlikely corners of that train of fools.

In "Source Code," thinking is doing, which makes it a nice respite from standard action fare with its guys, grunts and guns (though there's some of that here too).

This is a classic film noir amnesia plot, brilliantly handled.

There are points of comparison with Christopher Nolan's Inception. But the world of Source Code seems to me more interesting, and more able to incubate real drama, real suspense and even some real humour.

This is a tale of mistaken identities and mysterious dames, strange agencies and impromptu heroics - an unabashed entertainment, moving, amusing, difficult to resist.

Holes in logic get swept aside by the brisk pace and stimulating tale.

For the most part, "Source Code" delivers on its promises with precision and care - all that's missing is Punxsutawney Phil and a toast to world peace.

I'm still not sure what "source code'' means here. I suspect the actors, the director, and the screenwriter haven't a clue either. But the thing keeps you watching.

A propulsive ride worth your popcorn dollar, not for its preposterous genre tinkering but for its refreshingly humanist take on a high-concept gimmick.

The first film in a while to have a decent heart while quickening your pulse.

Putting across a premise as fantastical as this film's requires top-flight acting, as well as a kind of poker face, and that's precisely what the movie delivers.

Duncan Jones' swiftly paced and engaging sci-fi thriller is a Groundhog Day for a post- 9/11 world.

Its limited-time-travel premise offers some knotty pleasures throughout...

It's a crackerjack ride, shot and edited for maximum discombobulation.

The movie is a formally disciplined piece of work, a triumph of movie syntax, made with a sense of rhythm and pace, and Gyllenhaal, who is always good at conveying anxiety, gives Stevens's desperation a comic edge.

Here's a movie where you forgive the preposterous because it takes you to the perplexing.

"Source Code" is a contraption, no doubt. But it works.

None of this makes any sense if you think about it, but the idea is so much fun that thinking about it may be your last impulse.

Source Code certainly gives the audience a lot to chew on. But very little of it is digestible.

"Source Code" is a bullet train of a thriller.

A smart sci-fi thriller that maybe asks a bit more of its audience than the average movie. But the payoff is solid, and really -- how long is eight minutes?

The star here is Jones, who manages to paper over most of the holes in Ben Ripley's script with pure adrenaline and keep us guessing - and enthralled - all the while.

Solid execution and some provocative ideas can't save Source Code from a fatal hubris, as it thinks itself far more clever than it actually is and assumes it's earned emotions at which it's only hinted.

A fun ride of a sci-fi thriller with terrific romantic chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan.