Surrogates
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: September 25, 2009
5.9
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10
AngelaFNov 4, 2009
Interesting take on the future obsession for physical perfection.
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bmdunhamMar 4, 2012
Not all of the elements work, but Bruce Willis does a really good job, the setting and "what if" examination of a society in which robot avatars take over human interaction is reminiscent of blade runner and other pulp sci-fi movies, and theNot all of the elements work, but Bruce Willis does a really good job, the setting and "what if" examination of a society in which robot avatars take over human interaction is reminiscent of blade runner and other pulp sci-fi movies, and the special effects are good enough to not get in the way. Is it perfect? No. Is it better than most critics say it is? Yeah. I say check it out… Expand
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KennethS.Sep 25, 2009
Slightly predictable yet highly entertaining, and the inclusion of an underlying message make Surrogates the best film of the past few months. Definitely worth watching.
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8
ScottD.Sep 26, 2009
A much better movie than some reviews indicate. No, there's nothing truly original in the story; yes, it's sort of a mish-mash of 'I, Robot', 'The Matrix' and others. But Mostow gives the movie a clean and crisp A much better movie than some reviews indicate. No, there's nothing truly original in the story; yes, it's sort of a mish-mash of 'I, Robot', 'The Matrix' and others. But Mostow gives the movie a clean and crisp direction. And he slows down enough to make the story surprisingly moving in spots.… Expand
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AlCOct 15, 2009
Clearly one of the best movies I've seen this year. Intriguing idea, very well acted, especially given the distinction between humans and surrogates, with same actor. Bruce Willis was Bruce Willis in action but with more depth. Some of Clearly one of the best movies I've seen this year. Intriguing idea, very well acted, especially given the distinction between humans and surrogates, with same actor. Bruce Willis was Bruce Willis in action but with more depth. Some of the new faces---e.g., James Ginty---did excellent niche work. As technology advances, this could be a classic forerunner.… Expand
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BenBOct 20, 2009
They idea of surrogacy is the star of this film, and in what I think was a good move by those involved in the production, surrogacy was given the most screen time, even more so than was the detective story. If you can keep yourself from They idea of surrogacy is the star of this film, and in what I think was a good move by those involved in the production, surrogacy was given the most screen time, even more so than was the detective story. If you can keep yourself from being too concerned with the plot of the story, you will find that you can walk out of the movie with a lot more if you are just willing to sit down and enjoy the move for what it is.… Expand
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8
ColinOct 3, 2009
Good movie. I enjoyed it. It has some good action.
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7
EricEOct 6, 2009
Decent enough movie. I think it is worth watching. Nothing great about it, the characters could have been developed a bit deeper. Saw the ending coming a mile away. But kept me interested. Am also reading the comic right now (just the first Decent enough movie. I think it is worth watching. Nothing great about it, the characters could have been developed a bit deeper. Saw the ending coming a mile away. But kept me interested. Am also reading the comic right now (just the first one so far). Seems to be very similar to the movie or vice versa.… Expand
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JackZOct 2, 2009
'Surrogates, which borrows tone and content freely from "I, Robot," is all windup and no pitch.' ---Philadelphia Inquirer David Hiltbrand No offense. But David, do you even bother do a background check before you write shits down? 'Surrogates, which borrows tone and content freely from "I, Robot," is all windup and no pitch.' ---Philadelphia Inquirer David Hiltbrand No offense. But David, do you even bother do a background check before you write shits down? This film is based on a five-issue comic book series. If you have problem with "borrowing stuff from i robot", go flame on Robert Venditti. I for one seriously doubt the score you give to this film because you just write shits before you even do your homework. immature and irresponsible.… Expand
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StevenL.Sep 27, 2009
All say this once this movie was based off a comic that came out in the early 90's so it did not rip off I'Robot it had an original story and they stayed faithful to 90% of the comic which is more than most comic based movies All say this once this movie was based off a comic that came out in the early 90's so it did not rip off I'Robot it had an original story and they stayed faithful to 90% of the comic which is more than most comic based movies *cough* I Am Legend *cough* So I won't give away the movie but really if you think about it the technology we are developing right now is stuff they talked about in the movie like machines being controlled by thought its being developed and japans working on it to use in video games and robot technology is advancing at a steady rate so we could possibly have the robot society they talked about in the movie in the next 40-50 years so it made you think would you just control a robot that looks perfect has better abilities that you can control from your house or would you stay as you are with all your imperfections… Expand
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ThomasS.Sep 27, 2009
This movie's fun, and has more brains behind it than your average big-budget sci-fi actioner. In fact, when it comes to robot movies, and pseudo-philosophical humanity vs. technology fare, this is better than most. Is it "Blade This movie's fun, and has more brains behind it than your average big-budget sci-fi actioner. In fact, when it comes to robot movies, and pseudo-philosophical humanity vs. technology fare, this is better than most. Is it "Blade Runner".. no, but frankly I liked it a helluva lot better than "I, Robot," which seems to be the go-to comparison. Bruce Willis is great in it, and while the plot is fairly predictable, it's what I like to refer to as "predictable, in a good way." Had it tried to throw me for a loop just for the sake of having a zany plot twist, I would've probably hated it. It went where it was logically meant to go, and I had a blast watching it get there.… Expand
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Mr.BlakeSep 27, 2009
I genuinely liked this film. Being based on the graphic novel and having read it, I thought they did a pretty good job turning it into a movie. There were a few changes that I could have done without, and there were some things left I genuinely liked this film. Being based on the graphic novel and having read it, I thought they did a pretty good job turning it into a movie. There were a few changes that I could have done without, and there were some things left unexplained that I wish went into more detail. But overall, good sci-fi. Check this one out.… Expand
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JasonD.Sep 28, 2009
I must say that I actually enjoyed this movie. I did not go into it expecting the next great action movie. I went in wanting good action and good special effects. I was very pleased. Could it of been better? Of course it could of but overall I must say that I actually enjoyed this movie. I did not go into it expecting the next great action movie. I went in wanting good action and good special effects. I was very pleased. Could it of been better? Of course it could of but overall it was pretty good.… Expand
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PatrickLDec 4, 2009
Enjoyable movie. Created a hypothetical world where technology brings a complete transformation of life warning us of the potential dangers of the drastic evolution of society through adoption of technologies with unknown or complex societal Enjoyable movie. Created a hypothetical world where technology brings a complete transformation of life warning us of the potential dangers of the drastic evolution of society through adoption of technologies with unknown or complex societal consequences. More so, the setting of ubiquitous superficiality through a societal usage of a newly found technology reminds us of such classics as Huxley's Brave New World.… Expand
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JasonASep 25, 2009
Entertaining enough and although certainly reminiscent of I Robot it has some original ideas and makes you think about where we might be heading (with our "Second Life" and Wii "Mii" avatars) without getting too heavy. Solid Bruce Willis Entertaining enough and although certainly reminiscent of I Robot it has some original ideas and makes you think about where we might be heading (with our "Second Life" and Wii "Mii" avatars) without getting too heavy. Solid Bruce Willis actioner with a good supporting cast.… Expand
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EricL.Sep 26, 2009
I liked this a lot, but it's kind of hard to describe. It reminded me of the video game, Bioshock. I thought I would give it an 8, but it was so thrilling that it's worth a 9, and it's pretty hard to dislike.
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JeremyB.Sep 26, 2009
This is a great movie about robots and what people would do if they could get away with a robot doing everything for them. Although not as good as suspenseful or artful as Blade Runner (Harrison Ford), it has it's own sense of This is a great movie about robots and what people would do if they could get away with a robot doing everything for them. Although not as good as suspenseful or artful as Blade Runner (Harrison Ford), it has it's own sense of portraying what a future with robots could be like. The chase scenes were a little over the top using some computer game physics more than real life physics, they were entertaining and fun to watch. The perfect people used to act as robots were generally well done and robotic enough to be believable as non human. I especially liked the wife. Her robot was perfectly beautiful, but hid a woman with very serious personal problems (trying not to put a spoiler here). The desire for connection by Bruce to reconnect with the woman that he loves was beautifully done. I really felt like he missed the humanity that used to be in the world. All in all a good movie with a good plot.… Expand
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JeffSSep 29, 2009
Not a bad movie...interesting topic and the acting was pretty good. I go to the movies to be entertained and I was.
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EssenceOfSugarOct 23, 2013
One of the main flaws of this film is that a film based on androids that create an idealistic version of themselves revolves around the inventor, who becomes disillusioned at how they've changed from aiding less able people such as himself toOne of the main flaws of this film is that a film based on androids that create an idealistic version of themselves revolves around the inventor, who becomes disillusioned at how they've changed from aiding less able people such as himself to somewhat empty and materialistic concerns. The college student was a fair target, considering who they were aiming for. However, this becomes a side issue among the division between the predictability and the actual exploration of humanity's frightening procrastination at becoming old and unable to go through life. This was in contrast with turning it into some kind of fashion statement, as if artificiality and beauty can prolong meaning of life itself. Bruce Willis is ultimately superb in this role, considerably cynical and not sarcastic, distinctive in a world of people who are plugged into androids. In turn, there are obvious cliches that you would find in an action sci-fi, albeit having action that was just as necessary as the dialogue.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 23, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a sci-fi movie along similar lines to The Matrix, Inception and I, Robot, with, I felt, the message behind it being to do with questioning how much we let technology control and take over our lives and how far out of control this could become in the future. The idea behind it is quite 'out there' although not new. Bruce Willis has appeared in other sci-fi movies in the past including The Fifth Element, although he's more well known for his roles in purely action or action drama movies such as Die Hard. Also featured in the cast is Radha Mitchell (who appeared in Pitch Black, Man on Fire (a brilliant movie!) and Finding Neverland) and Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham, Johnny English Reborn etc.).

This movie features plenty of action as well as the sci-fi aspects though, there is a good amount of visual effects which seem quite realistic and up to date, indeed the movie is pretty recent, from 2009. The plot is a bit quirky but it plays out quite well, the action scenes with fights, shooting, chases and the visual effects used to give these a bit more oomph, as it were. There's a decent cast and I felt it kept my attention throughout - the story itself is a bit confusing in parts but it doesn't matter too much, its easy enough to follow the general idea and its quite entertaining in general - it doesn't appear as if the cast are bored or just sleepwalking their way through the film, its quite 'animated' as it were, you could say it has a bit of a comic book feel to it, especially when I think of the few scenes showing the robotic skeletons as it were of some of the surrogates that are revealed at times.

This is a lively action sci-fi movie which is perhaps a bit zany for some but I felt that it was overall quite good fun - there isn't much in the way to offend people, there's a bit of violence but nothing too graphic, the visual effects making it have more of a comic book type feel to it. This movie has a rating of 12a, so its fine to show to teenagers but might potentially upset younger viewers. There is also some bad language and one or two scenes of whats categorised as sexuality, although again its nothing particularly graphic, its more funny if you've seen it and know what I mean (sexy robots - I'm guessing men wrote the script for this? lol). There is more of a serious question posed by the movie I suppose but then thats good for movies to have two sides to them, I think and its good that its entertaining and not overly preachy, while I felt it did make me think about the questions posed behind it somewhat. The cast all come across pretty enthusiastic and it doesn't drag on too much, compared to some more modern sci-fi movies such as Artifical Intelligence which is a slower movie that lasts over two hours I believe, this movie only just lasts an hour and a half - any longer and it might well have landed in the getting a bit tedious and too strung out category, which is a killer when it comes to such sci-fi movies to me anyway (though thats a personal preference/thing, of course).

This isn't a movie I'd heard of prior to seeing it listed on my TVs EPG as it was shown on TV recently, I presume it wasn't overly successful but I'm glad I recorded it - it certainly wasn't what I'd expected it to be about (expecting a movie about women carrying other couples human babies LOL) but having said that, I think its actually one of the better modern sci-fi action movies - I do tend to prefer sci-fi movies set on earth and this is, obviously, one of those. It looked like it was a rather fun movie to shoot and the cast are fairly enthusiastic, it comes across well and doesn't drag on much as I say, so this impressed me.

Yes, im happy to recommend this movie. The plot gets a little bit complicated in one or two points but its fairly easy to follow the main gist of it and the action scenes are quite entertaining - it isn't entirely bogged down in complicated background information like some sci-fi movies can be, its both entertaining and it carries relevant questions which we should probably all consider about our reliance on technology these days to live our lives and how more isolated our lives may be becoming, as we sit indoors using technology to communicate and achieve things (such as me sitting at home typing up this review to post online, I suppose). It doesn't come across as too much of a preachy movie, it is a little 'out there' but its also not *as* pretentious as perhaps you might have found similar movies such as The Matrix (which I felt was a bit too much for me, if you know what I mean!), so personally I thought this was pretty good, its a shame its not more well known.… Expand
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