Surrogates
In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. The film follows a cop who is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
6 September 1972
12 May 1959, New York City, New York, USA
24 January 1979, Santa Clara County, California, USA
11 January 1977, New York City, New York, USA
July 21, 2012
Ultimately, Surrogates isn't going to break any records, but it's the kind of movie I'd stop at while channel surfing and watch the whole thing on a Saturday afternoon.
June 02, 2010
Fails to land a killing blow that pays off the simplified mystery with any distinct urgency. It's a flawed film, but far from unbearable. Nothing a DVD director's cut couldn't fix.
September 27, 2009
If the whole point of this surrogate society is to appear as a perfectly beautiful avatar, why would Bruce Willis choose that ludicrous blond wig that looks like he plucked it off a mannequin at Boscov's?
February 15, 2010
I wish I had a surrogate to watch it for me.
September 27, 2009
The premise for this sci-fi actioner makes sense for about four seconds, after which you begin to wonder why everyone on the planet would willingly become a shut-in, how the poor are supposed to shell out for these high-tech androids, etc.
September 27, 2009
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.
September 27, 2009
Give credit to filmmaker Jonathan Mostow for keeping the movie on track; give credit to star Bruce Willis for keeping a straight face.
September 27, 2009
Surrogates is entertaining and ingenious, but it settles too soon for formula.
March 30, 2011
Underneath its typical Hollywood exterior there is a decent movie waiting to shine through. But so much else is just typical of the genre, it's hard to summon any more enjoyment from it.
February 04, 2010
A smart little genre outing, an endangered species in modern Hollywood. [Blu-ray]
September 28, 2009
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.
February 27, 2010
A film that raises many interesting ideas but follows through on few of them.
