People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.
Trying to lure the self-hypnotized gamer nation out into the world to see a dystopian popcorn flick that paints Sims-style living as the end of civilization might seem like a fool's errand. And yet here comes Surrogates, a slick sci-fi number that presents a future in which flawless, hot-bodied, chicly dressed synthetic humans do the everyday living/working/playing, their every action neurally controlled by their real-human counterparts, a risk-averse population of shut-ins who've gone to seed. An interesting idea, but unfortunately, the film's narrative and emotional engine operate as mechanically as the titular, dead-eyed glamazoids.
Half a howler but not nearly funny enough, the seriously intended (or at least somberly mounted) Surrogates naturally wants to reap some of the praise and permanent fandom accorded Blade Runner and RoboCop. Instead, it more resembles Michael Crichton's Looker (in which sinister surgery further "perfects" dishy advertising models), one of the more risible misfires of 1981.
Surrogates In the not too distant future, surrogates are physically perfect robot versions of ourselves that we control remotely from cosy 'stim' chairs, allowing us to experience an idealised life from the comfort of our own living rooms. Bruce Willis has got a bad feeling about this...
If you could look however you wanted to look, what would you pick? If you're Bruce Willis's FBI Agent Thomas Greer, you smooth your sad-sack skin out a little, ditch the salt and pepper goatee, add a full head of blond locks and an anchor man's tan. If you're any of the women in Surrogates, you decide that footballer's wife at a wedding is the way to go. More intriguingly, there'...
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Not as bad as the reviews say. True its a thriller that seems to be going through the motions at times. But There’s some good stuff to be enjoyed here also – even some of the questions asked about the nature of humanity are more thought-provoking than expected. Give it a try and see what you think 4/5