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.
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,
27 Sep 2009
rotten:
Surrogates is entertaining and ingenious, but it settles too soon for formula.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
27 Sep 2009
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,
27 Sep 2009
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,
27 Sep 2009
fresh:
Surrogates is an A-list blockbuster that would fit, damn proudly, on the lower half of a double bill.