When you have scores of people living their lives through their online personas, each competing with one another to appear more happy, more perfect, then this movie seems rather prophetic.
I see some complaining about the wooden performances throughout the film, ignoring the fact that this is the point. The surrogates emote very little, and are uncanny to us, who rely so much on non-verbal language to understand our interactions. The moments where actual humans are allowed to emote, especially the brief scenes with Rosemund Pike, shine all the more for it.
Is this movie high art in film form? No, but it's entertaining, it's fairly well paced, and its message is cogent. I recommend watching it at least once.
Surrogates
2009
Action / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Surrogates
2009
Action / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director
Top cast
Rosamund Pike as Maggie
Bruce Willis as Greer
Meta Golding as Female Counsel
Victor Webster as Lopez
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 550.52 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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Surprisingly timely
Heavy handed, but surprisingly effective.
On the effects of a remote life, thanks to the interwebs and Uber.
And a surprisingly contemporary ending, with people in their dressing gowns coming out in the streets -- is this what the end of the Covid confinement will look like?
Ps-yes, Bruce Willis is scary with that wig. Get over it. In 10 years we won't even have actors.
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