Surrogates
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Max Handelman, Elizabeth Banks
Writers: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Robert Venditti
Writers: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Robert Venditti
Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe, Jack Noseworthy, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames
Running Time: 89 minutes
Rating: PG-13
So I didn't have a chance to get to the theatres to see a more recent movie this week (and maybe I'm just holding out for Clash of the Titans...). I thought I'd get a Redbox and see a flick I had missed, namely, Surrogates.
I hadn't heard anything about this movie before seeing it and thought it looked cool. I found out later than there was a lot of negative feedback for this movie. I, however, was pleasantly surprised. This movie wasn't half bad.
So, imagine Minority Report and i Robot mixed together with a dash of Avatar. There you have it, Surrogates. We see a lot of robot action and Bruce Willis getting beat up but aside from all that, this movie actually has a pretty interesting premise. I think the movie was trying to show us that hiding behind a "front" instead of living your life can be addicting and very damaging. Think Facebook and MySpace. It's so easy to live life vicariously through some cyber-fantasy persona and this movie brings that concept to the extreme.
If you don't expect too much this movie is worth seeing. It teaches some interesting principles and throws your mind for a spin. Other than that, the plot is somewhat empty and it felt like they were just making junk up and throwing it in there so they could consider it a full-length film. I thought the strange robot-exploder-brain-melter-gun-thing was pretty lame too. The ending is pretty predictable and somewhat ironic. I kind of want my own robot now though...
If you're looking for a movie to rent, this one is a safe bet.
So, imagine Minority Report and i Robot mixed together with a dash of Avatar. There you have it, Surrogates. We see a lot of robot action and Bruce Willis getting beat up but aside from all that, this movie actually has a pretty interesting premise. I think the movie was trying to show us that hiding behind a "front" instead of living your life can be addicting and very damaging. Think Facebook and MySpace. It's so easy to live life vicariously through some cyber-fantasy persona and this movie brings that concept to the extreme.
If you don't expect too much this movie is worth seeing. It teaches some interesting principles and throws your mind for a spin. Other than that, the plot is somewhat empty and it felt like they were just making junk up and throwing it in there so they could consider it a full-length film. I thought the strange robot-exploder-brain-melter-gun-thing was pretty lame too. The ending is pretty predictable and somewhat ironic. I kind of want my own robot now though...
If you're looking for a movie to rent, this one is a safe bet.
Surrogates earns 2 out of 4 Popcorn Buckets™
That is good to know about the movie, I was unsure if it would actually have a good plot or not.
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