While the notion holds promise, the execution is strictly campy and adrenaline-driven.
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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: $38,542,418
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
Top CriticHarbinger of what should be coming.
09/25/09
It's halfway decent as a thriller, but it just doesn't bother to dig deep enough into its own concept to be very satisfying.
09/26/09
This disjointed if sporadically striking science fiction gives the impression of having been heavily re-cut.
09/25/09
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
Its humanity, some cool technology and Bruce Willis save this film from simply being a compilation of a zillion similarly themed "too much technology" lessons.
10/11/09
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 CriticBy mixing a detective story and futuristic robots the filmmakers were likely aiming for the next Blade Runner. They wound up with the next Battlefield Earth.
09/24/09
Throw away the Blackberry? Surrogates is yet another serviceable sci-fi whodunit about how our dependency on technology will be the ruin of us all.
09/26/09
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
A failure of speculative fiction, of plot, and of good old fashioned action filmmaking.
09/28/09
This play between the plastic and the organic asks if perfect safety is worth sitting in the womb of virtual reality for the rest of your life.
09/28/09
A twisty whodunit that is never quite believable or satisfying, especially when [Willis] tries to re-connect with the humanity he has lost by living such a sheltered life.
09/25/09
Give credit to filmmaker Jonathan Mostow for keeping the movie on track; give credit to star Bruce Willis for keeping a straight face.
09/27/09
Top CriticI wanted to love it. I was somewhat entertained. I'd like to go check out the graphic novelit is loosely based on. But it left me as emotionally cold as an unplugged surrogate.
09/25/09
This predictable flick executed in a numbingly pedestrian fashion, has slapped a nifty conceit onto its threadbare mystery-thriller plot, but has somehow managed to miss every opportunity to take advantage of it
10/20/09
Good ideas rub up against bad ideas, and the result is a movie that is worth a look but could have been much more.
10/31/09
This popcorn thriller has a bit of imagination blended in with the been-done-before action.
09/28/09
Bruce Willis sees robot surrogates instead of dead people in this fairly entertaining sci fi flick
09/26/09
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
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