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  1. grandpajoe6191
    Oct 5, 2011
    6
    "Surrogates" is a disjointed SF movie that doesn't quite grasp the idea of what its talking about. However, it still provides you elegant cinematography as well as decent entertainment thanks to the "old" Bruce Willis.
  2. CormacE
    Feb 16, 2010
    0
    The only reson i watched this was because i was on a 4 hour ferry ride and there was nothing beter to do not a good movie.
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  3. NerijusD
    Oct 12, 2009
    4
    The idea wasn't fully thought through.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  4. MiKE
    Feb 9, 2010
    5
    Not as bad, as I thought it would be. A decent blu ray rental.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. KennethS.
    Sep 25, 2009
    9
    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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. ScottD.
    Sep 26, 2009
    8
    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.
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  7. AlC
    Oct 15, 2009
    9
    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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. BenB
    Oct 20, 2009
    7
    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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. Colin
    Oct 3, 2009
    8
    Good movie. I enjoyed it. It has some good action.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. EricE
    Oct 6, 2009
    7
    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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. CharlesN.
    Sep 26, 2009
    4
    "Surrogate” has a superb basic plot that gets corrupted by a liberal message. In a free market the consumer decides. In the “Surrogate” to market overwhelmingly preferred using surrogates. Crime was down, murder was non-existent and people were living their dreams. An evil conspiracy resolves to rid society of surrogates and in doing so millions of lives are at risk. In the end our “so called hero” imposes his will on society.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. JohnB.
    Sep 28, 2009
    6
    A reasonably enjoyable sci-fi romp with an interesting enough concept backing it up. Honestly, I feel the concept carries the movie through areas where it is otherwise quite weak. The philosophical musings on human-nature come across as ham-fisted, but then did anyone really expect otherwise? If it didn't have such an interesting concept driving the movie then it would have been an absolute failure, but for fans of sci-fi, they could do worse.… Expand
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  13. TY
    Sep 30, 2009
    1
    Laughable B Movie that is really bad.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. Philip
    Nov 15, 2009
    2
    Yawn... It's sad that movies as dull and limp-wristed as this are still made. What's worse is that Bruce involved himself with this crap. Avoid if you have taste.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. SreeK.
    Nov 27, 2009
    6
    Just above average...the story was excellent but execution failed. acting was top notch but sometimes we feel that when the movie will end...the climax had a bit logic.. which gives the movie a blessing...otherwise just passable...surrogates should have improved.
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  16. AngelaF
    Nov 4, 2009
    10
    Interesting take on the future obsession for physical perfection.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. JackZ
    Oct 2, 2009
    7
    '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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. Seanismyname
    Oct 22, 2009
    6
    I got through about half of this movie before I decided to go watch old episodes of "The Outer Limits" instead. Considering how weak the storyline was, I'd say that's a pretty good compliment to Bruce Willis' acting. Damn, he still has those fine, broad shoulders. Sometimes a Bruce Willis fantasy is the only thing that gets a guy through a long day at the office, ya know? The movie gets a 10 for Bruce and a 2 for plot. That averages out to a 6.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. PierB
    Oct 6, 2009
    3
    the only thing I like about this films are the themes. Sadly, like any other thing in this movie, those themes were not well developed. Acting is bad, script is bad, picture is bad. The range of colors is like a family disney comedy.... and the music too. The plot is full of holes... and all the sci fi elements are phony. The movie feels fake from top to bottom. Ironically that's what the movie is trying to critize.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. [Anonymous]
    Sep 25, 2009
    3
    Numerous plot holes, unconvincing CGI, and bad pacing are the biggest faults. It's a 90 minute movie that felt like 150. Great concept, poor execution.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  21. StevenL.
    Sep 27, 2009
    8
    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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. ThomasS.
    Sep 27, 2009
    9
    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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. Mr.Blake
    Sep 27, 2009
    7
    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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  24. JasonD.
    Sep 28, 2009
    8
    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.
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  25. RayP
    Sep 29, 2009
    5
    By the numbers sci-fi actioner. Could have been so much more, but for the poor screenplay and the ham-fisted moral message. Granted the novel needed some work to put it on screen, but the source material could have worked on so many thought-provoking levels rather than being just more summer popcorn fodder.
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  26. Avery
    Jan 14, 2010
    4
    Bad movie. the whole surrogate thing is an excuse for wooden acting. i like willis' movies, but this one sucks. it's not about physical perfection. it's about fear of aging. if you're forty or over (as i am), it'll strike a nerve. all the main characters are in their forties and fifties and hiding in surrogates that are younger versions of themselves. almost none of the possibilities for surrogate athletic action are exploited. this is a film about botox, basically.… Expand
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  27. ShamimA.
    Nov 8, 2009
    6
    Nice SCI FI. though it has some I-ROBOTish issue! but the story was good. this movie needed some more. explanations. Bruce willies! rocks!
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  28. JohnDoe
    Dec 24, 2009
    0
    Pointless, unbalanced and boring film. Avoid like the plague.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  29. PatrickL
    Dec 4, 2009
    9
    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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  30. JasonC
    Dec 7, 2009
    0
    I'm sorry but I really did not like this movie it was slow going and boring. I went with a friend because he wanted to see it if I wasn't with my friend I would have walked out. That is 88 min I will never get back.
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  31. JasonA
    Sep 25, 2009
    8
    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.
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  32. EricL.
    Sep 26, 2009
    9
    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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  33. JeremyB.
    Sep 26, 2009
    9
    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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  34. ChadS.
    Sep 27, 2009
    6
    The right ending has a doppleganger, the happy ending, an unaware essence of story that puts everything in blissful order against the film's narrative organicity. Savvy moviegoers with a sixth sense(the right ending usually dies after a slew of rewrites and focus group scrutinization) can ferret out the right ending beneath the filmic posterity, which is why most major studio movies are often so unsatisfying. "Surrogates", a dystopian sci-fi'er starring Bruce Willis and his Euro-trash robot, cheats, big time, because it forges an unfounded wrinkle in the diegetic guideline that holds dominion over the film's narrative. The expediency behind the resolvability of conflict this time goes beyond formula and commercial considerations; this time, the happy ending renders everything which preceeded its self-correcting point in time, as nonsensical. The weapon used against the surrogates, established at the outset as being capable of liquefying skulls while users sit in their sim-chairs, no longer has that same killing wherewithal when it matters most. The eye-popping visual, as seen in the trailer(reminiscent of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening") is how "Surrogates" should end. During the climax, Willis' positioning of imminent heroism recalls the film-within-the-film in Robert Altman's "The Player", where he delivers the immortal line, "Traffic was a bitch," to a death row inmate(played by Julia Roberts), who he had just saved from a lethal injection in the nick of time. (***SPOILER ALERT***) This time, Willis lets the hairy situation with cataclysmic implications run its due course without interference, which at the time seemed antithetical to his action star persona. At the last second, we think, Tom Greer agreed with Canter(James Cromwell). But as it turns out, the FBI agent was basing his decision on an assumption about the weapon's effects on people that the filmmaker never bothers to set up. Thanks to the customary eradication of the right ending by its doppleganger, Willis still gets to be the hero, albeit through the film's utter contempt for the concept of continuity.… Expand
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  35. Fantasy
    Sep 28, 2009
    1
    The movie is contrived and awful. Word of mouth will doom it. It appeared that Bruce Willis is getting old and made this crapola just for the moolah as he went thru the motions. There is little character development as you care for no one. Just a waste of time and money. And I love sci fi.
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  36. JeffS
    Sep 29, 2009
    7
    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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  37. Film_Fanatic_15
    Nov 22, 2010
    2
    Surrogates has to be one of the most worst produced sci-fi films ever, with an interesting story. But not even action star Bruce Willis can save this movie from disaster.
  38. PYRiAH
    Dec 13, 2010
    5
    "Surrogates?" A movie about mothers having babies for other people staring Bruce Willis as the doctor? Nope. I know right, the title had me fooled too. "Surrogates" is director Jonathan Mostow's interpretation of Robert Venditt's popular graphic novel also named "Surrogates" (and no, a graphic novel is not the same thing as a comic book). The live action adaptation of "Surrogates" is a visually stunning movie that appears to have gotten butchered along the way to be forced to fit into a 90 minute feature. Read full review at FlicksWorthWatching.com… Expand
  39. aaronpaul121
    May 25, 2012
    2
    A terrible movie that displays an incomplete thought, weird plot, weird acting and a lot futuristic robot disaster..............
  40. XolPemNab
    Jan 6, 2012
    2
    I didn't understand who the **** were we supposed to root for? The religious zealots, unwilling to accept change? Or the "hero" who destroys surrogates that, let's face it, will be rebuilt in a few weeks? Honestly, they even tried to lampshade the ending with the whole **** "and the surrogate services will be shut down for who knows how long" line. Come on, give me a break. Most people will just treat it like another "oops I seem to have crashed my surrogate in a ditch, better get a new one!" incident. Nothing changes, movie POINTLESS.… Expand
  41. BrandonBonasera
    Nov 18, 2011
    6
    SURROGATES is a visually impressive and a decent film, but in some scenes, the acting wasn't good and the film seemed a bit cheep.
  42. nascent
    Feb 20, 2012
    5
    Surrogates (2009): Potentially good movie with a great premise ruined by a cheesy, shallow and awkward script. If the script was fleshed out better, and the director wasn't verging on stylish action-movie mode it could have been substantial. I can't help but feel Mostow was trying to channel Spielberg here, but couldn't quite cope. Mostow is no JJ Abrams.
  43. bmdunham
    Mar 4, 2012
    8
    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 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
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45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    40
    A mechanical sci-fi'er absent of logic or emotions. It functions as an expensive place-filler on the Disney release schedule and, as such, will be welcomed by only the least discriminating thriller fans.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    70
    Mostow's smart speculative suspenser imagines a time when people can live through ideal versions of themselves while they sit wired up at home.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    20
    The filmmakers were too busy throwing together potential blockbuster material to notice all the loose ends and gaping holes in logic. Which may, ultimately, explain why Willis looks so confused throughout. Maybe he, too, is straining to locate some intelligence amid all the machinery.
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