Wednesday 27th April 2011
Director: Duncan Jones
Year: 2011
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga
Well, this was a nice surprise. As I read more and more reviews of this, I became more convinced I wanted to see it. But I was still a little sceptical that it would run away with the plot too much, and just be entirely unconvincing. So what a lovely surprise it was to watch a film that was actually cleverer than it seemed to think it was. Usually the reverse is the case.
Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) is a soldier who is sent back in time, to when a train blows up, in order to try and find the man who has bombed the train. There's a lot more to the story than that, but that's all you really need to know to get a sense of the movie.
Every time I thought there was a gaping plot hole here, the movie answered my question. It's a neat, tidy thriller with a satisfying ending. It'll probably hurt your brain a bit, but in a good way.
Rating: 4 out of 5
About Me
- Anna Lawson
- I live in Bristol with my husband Dan (who I married in July 2007), my son Joe (born 2012) and daughter Jess (born 2015). I work at UWE (the University of the West of England) in Bristol as a Research and Open Access Librarian. I'm orginally from Exeter, so moving back to Bristol is a bit like coming home - especially as I studied for my undergraduate degree here (also at UWE). I love travelling and movies, although I get to do a lot less of both since the birth of our children. Although we have still managed to fit in holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Chamonix and a summer in California since Joe was born.
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