Source Code

Source Code

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this sci-fi action film about a soldier who wakes up on a train in the body of someone else. He quickly finds that he's on a mission to find a bomber who has blown up the train in an alternate timeline, and he gets eight minutes to try each time until he locates the terrorist. I was enthralled by the action and plot of this movie — rent it if you need a slick entertaining thrill ride. The extras on the DVD include a commentary track with the director and Gyllenhaal and cast interviews.

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Trust

David Schwimmer directed this drama about a family who's impacted by an online predator. Clive Owen stars as Will, the father of a teen, Annie, who starts a relationship with a guy she meets online. When they meet, Annie quickly learns that her Internet paramour is a lot older than she thought — and has sinister intentions. Will starts his own investigation when he's dissatisfied by the police's action. The DVD extras include outtakes and a behind-the-scenes featurette.

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Who says holiday movies are only for December? Russell Brand's animated bunny film Hop easily took the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend, taking in an impressive $38.1 million. Despite an SNL appearance by Jake Gyllenhaal himself, newbie action flick Source Code trailed in second with $15 million. Horror flick Insidious took third with $13.4 million, while former number one movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules slid to fourth with $10.2 million. Limitless clung onto a top five spot with $9.4 million.

With Source Code, Jake Gyllenhaal has cemented his position as an action star who can deliver. He plays Captain Colter Stevens, a soldier whose last memory is flying a helicopter in Afghanistan. When he wakes up in the body of a teacher on a train, he's understandably confused; the situation grows more complicated when the train blows up and he awakens back in his own body in an unfamiliar tiny vessel. Disoriented, he learns that he's been assigned to revisit the final eight minutes on a commuter train before it's blown up in order to find the bomber and prevent the next, larger attack.

Stevens must relive the same sequence repeatedly until he's successful, not only to save lives but to prove that the quantum physics-based program (Source Code) works. A romantic subplot with fellow passenger Christina (Michelle Monaghan) is woven in, but the film is more than a simple action thriller with a hint of romance. Source Code is a multi-layered story that's well produced, well acted, and the best movie I've seen this year.

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Jake Gyllenhaal smiled and waved to fans this morning as he left the Good Morning America studios in NYC. He's in the middle of a big interview push ahead of his movie's release in theaters tomorrow and has had a busy 24 hours with other stops at The Daily Show and Regis and Kelly. Jake was recently in LA with his costar Michelle Monaghan for Monday's West Coast premiere, where he chatted about how he, unlike his character in the film, lives with no regrets. He talked this morning with host Robin Roberts about his latest project and even one of his first, City Slickers — check it out below.

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