The action scenes feel curtailed and a little cheesy, but it has a veneer of day-glo creepiness which holds the attention.
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09/25/09
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Surrogates (2009)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:39
Rotten:60
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Though it sports a slick look and feel, Surrogates fails to capitalize on a promising premise, relying instead on mindless action and a poor script.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release:Sep 25, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $38,368,790
Synopsis: FBI agents (BRUCE WILLIS and RADHA MITCHELL) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe
Director: Jonathan Mostow
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Reviews for Surrogates
Director Jonathan Mostow makes the proceedings such fun that you're willing to forfeit the smart satire this might have been for the trashy adventure flick that it is.
09/24/09
Every sci-fi and action flick cliché is crammed in here and Mostow couldn't give a damn if you've seen them all before. He might not do them better, but he'll do them well enough.
09/28/09
There's enough sugar-rush energy on display to ensure it's never dull.
09/25/09
a surprisingly strong entry into the ever-shrinking arena of serious sci-fi.
09/24/09
An attractive slice of glossy dystopian sci-fi shenanigans from the team behind Terminator 3 sees Bruce Willis reprising the one-cop-against-the-system role that he could by now play in his sleep. Or even via a remote controlled robotic surrogate.
09/25/09
Surrogates - double the sci-fi fun in only 85 minutes. Why the rush, Mr. Willis?
09/27/09
The problem with the movie is that while the action is swift, the set design is polished and the running time is enjoyably lean, the film leaves behind too many unanswered questions in its quest to drive the action forward.
10/03/09
The beauty of Surrogates lies not so much in the somewhat conventional thriller plot, though it is efficiently crafted and keeps the audience guessing up to the end.
09/25/09
Asimov it isn't but, for crash bang wallop, Surrogates hits most of the right buttons.
09/25/09
...viewers with even a passing interest in science fiction will find something worth embracing here.
11/02/09
A familiar feeling mash-up of many films, Surrogates is enjoyable as the slight popcorn chomper it's meant to be. Won't tax the brain overmuch, but is enjoyable as the modern day 1950's B-movie that it is.
09/26/09
Broaches topical subjects with a meditative quality that blends nicely with its dark brand of not-so-far-off fantasy.
09/25/09
One of the year's more entertaining sci-fi films.
09/26/09
Top CriticIf the movie gets a bit hokey on the surface, its haunting undercurrents never let up.
09/25/09
The film isn't shy about its feelings about technology - it's time to unplug. It laments a culture that medicates pain away and has its head in virtual realms.
09/24/09
Whatever the reason, Surrogates was shielded from the eyes of critics before its opening, and that's a shame. Because, whatever its flaws, it is a good movie.
09/27/09
Top CriticThe end result is somewhat underwhelming. It's more of a novella than a novel, and hardly the science fiction action blockbuster audiences were expecting.
11/17/09
fun entertainment and definitely worth seeing for fans of science-fiction/high concept films.
09/28/09
SF chillers of the past that warned about dehumanization -- 'Invaders from Mars,' for example -- posited an outside threat; now, in a 21st-century world of plastic surgery and online avatars, the danger comes from within: the dehumanization is voluntary.
10/06/09
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