Fresh
Surrogates is an A-list blockbuster that would fit, damn proudly, on the lower half of a double bill.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Surrogates
How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you?
2009 · 1h 29m · PG-13
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Jonathan Mostow
Overview
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
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?
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Surrogates is entertaining and ingenious, but it settles too soon for formula.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
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.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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