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449: An Onion of a Movie

Published: March 3, 2019, 4:37 p.m.

b'Take our advice\\u2014it\\u2019s good advice\\u2014and revisit 2011\\u2019s \\u201cSource Code\\u201d, an under-appreciated gem of a sci-fi thriller directed by Duncan Jones and starring Jake Gyllenhaal. A first glance at the plot summary would suggest it\\u2019s a certain kind of movie, but this film has many more layers that are revealed over its 93 well-paced minutes. (And if you don\\u2019t know what it\\u2019s about, don\\u2019t look!) We\\u2019ve got praise for the script, the direction, the performances\\u2014especially by Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga\\u2014and at some point we order Jeffrey Wright a creepy pizza. You\\u2019ll never look at Chicago commuter trains the same way again.'