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Surrogates revolves around the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves, being fit and good looking remotely controlled machines that ultimately assume their life roles, enabling people to experience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes.

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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: September 25, 2009
MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by dcfemella. October 01, 2009

Not Bad, But Too Short to Wrap Up the Entire Plot

Last night, I saw "Surrogates," starring Bruce Willis. If you haven't heard of the movie, it's about a world where everyone uses perfect-looking robots to live the life that they can't live. It's something that touches on the current advancement of this type of technology that keeps evolving. The movie idea was great, but trying to tie all the loose ends, made you wish that they had more time to do this. One of the things that they really … more

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review by jbeswick. December 29, 2009

Fascinating concept crippled by a pedestrian plot

Jonathan Mostow has the ability to emotionally and structural sabotage any script, no matter how good the concept. JM chopped the Terminator franchise off at the knees with T3 to the point where even the Terminator 90210 TV show ignored the film completely. Now he's been presented with yet another high-concept premise and has a Michael Bay-like drive to totally f--- it up in a way so vicious that a sequel is as unlikely as someone not mistaking Bruce Willis' toupe for a Zhu Zhu hamster. Mostow should … more

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review by woopak_the_thrill. September 26, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

2 ½ Stars: "Surrogate" Required to Watch This Lackluster Sci-fi Action Movie

Remember many years ago when people didn’t have the use of cell phones and now it seems like we can’t get by without having one? Well, the comic book adapted sci-fi action thriller “SURROGATES” does take a little stab at that idea; but in this case, it is the use of artificial beings engineered to make our lives easier. Directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571), the film based on a screenplay by Michael Ferris and John Broncato, the film feels a little … more

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review by Steveo. August 13, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

Surrogates - Because life just sucks!

The film "Surrogates" when first released in the cinema escaped my attention, and I only really watched it by both coincidence and my own laziness. Picture the scene, you have the movie channel on, it's late, you're tired and you can't find the remote. Rather than getting up to look for it I thought to myself "f*** it, I'll just watch what's on next"; what was on next was Surrogates. Suddenly very vague memories of the times seeing the trailer and thinking … more

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review by Sean_Rhodes. September 29, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

Nifty Concept, Poorly Executed

Does anyone remember when AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MMORPGs first came around and all that jazz? And people loved jumping on Internet Forums and creating a persona for themselves or a profile? People do these things for many reasons, but the biggest of them all seems to be to partake in escapist enjoyment. Some people do it for the soul purpose that their life just sucks. Happens all the time. Surrogates isn't the first film to tackle this sort of … more

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review by smichaelwilson. April 05, 2010

posted in MovieSucktastic

More Than Meets the Eye. Wait, Wrong Film...

Surrogates falls into that category of films that end up being much better than anticipated. Films that do not screen themselves for critics ahead of the release date are usually predestined clunkers, as not wanting a write-up in the Friday papers is a red flag that the distributors are almost certain that the weekend box-office is the only shot they have of recouping costs before word of mouth kills the film. Expecting the worst, Surrogates manages to surprise with a decent story and great … more

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review by JoeXoth. October 06, 2009

Surrogates: Not better than the real thing

Surrogates plays like a substitute for a crime thriller. To all outward appearances it is a science-fiction whodunit, but upon closer examination, the characters and plot are underwritten and obvious, and the entire production hinges solely on the not-inconsiderable charisma of Bruce Willis. In the future, people will be able to plug in and experience life through robotic surrogates that venture out into the real world and interact with other mechanical doppelgangers. Some people rarely, … more

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review by Lopez15. December 30, 2009

A good idea and ingenious plot gone to waste by poor production values...

I've seen movies like this before. Many times before The Matrix, I Robot, Minority Report, The Terminator. The list goes on, while this film lacks originality in the main focal point of the plot it does give a very nice and enjoyable spin on an old tale. Surrogates is a highly entertaining but ultimately flawed movie due to it's reliance on formula. But it's idea is solid and it's execution is very thought out. So why is it that this … more

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review by sniffcode. October 13, 2009

Bald Bruce in a Toupe and Bald Ving with Dreads. Bravo.

If nothing else, Surrogates has proven that, toupe or sans-toupe, I'm still a Bruce Willis fan. While the premise of Surrogates certainly intrigued me, in the end it was knowing that Bruce and Ving were being reunited for the first time since Pulp Fiction that brought me into the theaters for this one. The good news is that Surrogates is good. Not great, but that's okay. It's the first half hour of the movie that was the biggest hurdle for me. The son of the inventor … more

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Quick Tip by imahsome. August 16, 2010

A Quick Tip by imahsome

Idea was good, kind of Phillip K. Dick-esque story, but the execution, especially the ending made it feel pretty lame. Also a waste of great talent, really awesome cast.

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