{"id":2424,"date":"2011-07-19T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:28:12","slug":"review-sourcecode-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2011\/07\/review-sourcecode-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Source Code Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Despite only having a relatively short 97-minute running time, Source Code<\/em><\/strong> is a far more impactful film than others that are a good 40-50 minutes longer. The reason in part to this is the efficiency of director Duncan Jones who jumps in to the mainstream after the success of indie hit Moon<\/em> and makes a splash.<\/p>\n

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\nSource Code (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n


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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction\/Thriller, Drama
\nSummit | PG13 \u2013 94 min. \u2013 $30.49 | July 26, 2011<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Duncan Jones
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ben Ripley (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/strong>April 1, 2011<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Commentary, Access Source Code
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Note: <\/strong>This review does contain minor spoilers which could point some key plot points.<\/p>\n

Director Duncan Jones\u2019 Source Code<\/em><\/strong> is one of the most ingenious films of early 2011, a film that is efficient in its storytelling and character development which shows you can make a sci-fi\/thriller without the unnecessary padding others tend of have.<\/p>\n

The movie starkly opens where we meet Colter Stevens (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) as he wakes up on a passenger train sitting across beautiful Christina Warren (MICHELLE MONAGHAN) but he has no idea who she is as she calls him by a different name: Sean Fentriss. He\u2019s quite confused and after roaming about the train, he sees his reflection in the lavatory mirror and really begins to freak out. But before he knows it, the train blows up and he awakes in some sort of capsule with a woman, Goodwin (VERA FARMIGA), speaking to him via a monitor.<\/p>\n

Obviously he\u2019s really confused but believes this is some sort of simulation\/game and she explains to him that he must find the bomb and the bomber and he\u2019s sent back where everything that happened before happens once again. The bomb explodes (again) and he\u2019s back in the capsule where Goodwin, and the commander of the operation (JEFFREY WRIGHT), is getting a tad annoyed with the lack of info Stevens is providing. So, they provide some more info, Stevens is sent back once again, this time he finds the bomb, so on and so forth.<\/p>\n

Eventually they reveal to him this is not a simulation but is in fact a new project called Source Code in which a person\u2019s synapses can be connected with those departed, and can go in and find key pieces of information, in this case finding the terrorist who they somehow know is set to launch an even larger device that will kill millions. Through his numerous tries, he begins to see something in Christina and tries to save her from the explosion only to learn she cannot be saved. So, through trial and error, he discovers key pieces of info and discovers something else in a clever twist which I\u2019ll leave you to find out.<\/p>\n

The film itself is pretty clever and while this is marketed as a sci-fi actioner, there\u2019s a heart behind it. As I said at the beginning, Duncan Jones is efficient with his storytelling, so much that we get to know Stevens fairly quickly and are with him on his journey all the way.<\/p>\n

The cast for the film meanwhile is also efficient in that you don\u2019t get a whole lot of character development but through one or two key lines of dialogue allows just enough for you to care about every one of them that you hang on their every word and on their every action. While I give props to Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright \u2013 a great actor in a thankless role where he has to explain the Source Code \u2013 and Michelle Monaghan, it is Jake Gyllenhaal who carries the film. He has the right balance of charisma\/charm, drama and a bit of slyness and when combined with the twist, you really feel for his character.<\/p>\n

This is Duncan Jones\u2019s first foray into the more mainstream realm after a sci-fi short film entitled Whistle<\/em> and 2009\u2019s critically acclaimed Moon<\/em> starring Sam Rockwell, often compared with Kubrick\u2019s classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>. It\u2019s not a big leap that a studio would offer the director\u2019s chair to Jones for Source Code<\/em><\/strong> as it seems to explore some of the same ideas, character-wise anyway, of Moon<\/em>. Sure, it\u2019s not an ambitious movie but the story is easy for general audience members to comprehend\/accept but still enough of a independent ideals that probably made the story interesting for Jones to direct.<\/p>\n

The film was written by Ben Ripley and the only reason I bring him up is because he was the writer behind a couple of gems including Species III<\/em> and Species: The Awakening<\/em> so it is interesting to see what can be done when you get some talent behind the camera because the story here is well developed.<\/p>\n

Source Code<\/em><\/strong> is a combination of \u201cQuantum Leap\u201d, \u201c24\u201d (without the \u2018evil leaper\u2019 and melodramatic\/inane twists respectively) and Groundhog Day<\/em>. It\u2019s one of the better films I\u2019ve seen thus far in 2011 and one I highly recommend, though admittedly the third act isn\u2019t exactly what one might expect from a Hollywood picture (of course some would argue the ending itself is).<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Blu-ray comes with a semi-glossy slip cover and artwork that is different from the DVD version. Also different is how the features are relayed. Summit is using a system that is similar to Universal\u2019s U-Control but isn\u2019t as fluid and there are too many blank spots.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Director Duncan Jones, Star Jake Gyllenhaal and Writer Ben Ripley sit down for a low key, professional commentary track providing information on how the project came about, the characters, other actors, etc.<\/p>\n

Access: Source Code<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 This contains many of the features available separately on the DVD and while it\u2019s an interesting idea, I would\u2019ve just preferred being able to watch them via the features sub-menu (much in the same way Warner allows you to watch their Focus Point features separately as well). There are a couple items not available on DVD such as \u201cExpert Intel\u201d and \u201cTales of Time Travel\u201d. ** Blu-ray Exclusive **<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is also a preview (1:25; HD)<\/strong> for The Three Musketeers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Summit presents Source Code<\/em><\/strong> on Blu-ray high-def with a 1.78 aspect ratio. In short, this picture looks fantastic: the picture itself is crisp, clear and finely detailed throughout especially when we are in the capsule with Gyllenhaal. Black levels are great without being crushed which, again, is quite noticeable in the capsule while colors are nice and bright without becoming oversaturated or pumped up.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The lossless DTS-HD Master Audio track is effective and wide ranging. You have a fair amount of action since the film does contain multiple explosions, fights, gunplay and dialogue. The action sequences show off the track\u2019s depth while the more talky scenes are clear and understandable.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite only having a relatively short 97-minute running time, Source Code<\/em><\/strong> is a far more impactful film than others that are a good 40-50 minutes longer. The reason in part to this is the efficiency of director Duncan Jones who jumps in to the mainstream after the success of indie hit Moon<\/em> and makes a splash. In regards to the Blu-ray, both the video and audio are quite good while the features are nice yet nothing special.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman<\/em>
\nPublished: <\/strong>07\/19\/2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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