Some of the other reviews here seem to criticize the fact that the characters are not "human" enough and hard to relate to. That didn't really bother me. I don't feel like every sci-fi action movie needs to be overly emotional. Sometimes it's okay to have a movie that is just cool and fun, which this movie definitely is.
This is an entertaining movie, and if you like sci-fi, you will probably like it. It had a good pace, good special effects, and some cool action sequences. Bruce Willis is well cast, and the acting over-all is fine.
The main problem I had with this movie, is that it is really not plausible. The plot is full of holes and the movie is basically impossible to believe. They start the movie by saying that, within 20 years of so, everyone goes from a normal life, to living vicariously though their own personal robots. They even quote the number that 98% of people not live completely thought "surrogates." If it were something like 10%, it would be a lot easier to accept. There are places in the world were people still don't have fresh water to drink and have never seen a computer, and they expect us to believe that everyone in developing nations, can afford their own personal sophisticated robot? Yeah, right!
Even if the surrogates were useful for certain things, like dangerous jobs, or wanting to go out to a nightclub as a better looking person, there is no way that you wouldn't still want to go out and get some fresh air once in a while.
The ending has some interesting twists, but over-all, the ending is very predictable and somewhat cliché.
If you like sci-fi, this movie is worth a watch. The plot is cool, but could have been written in a more believable way.
This is an entertaining movie, and if you like sci-fi, you will probably like it. It had a good pace, good special effects, and some cool action sequences. Bruce Willis is well cast, and the acting over-all is fine.
The main problem I had with this movie, is that it is really not plausible. The plot is full of holes and the movie is basically impossible to believe. They start the movie by saying that, within 20 years of so, everyone goes from a normal life, to living vicariously though their own personal robots. They even quote the number that 98% of people not live completely thought "surrogates." If it were something like 10%, it would be a lot easier to accept. There are places in the world were people still don't have fresh water to drink and have never seen a computer, and they expect us to believe that everyone in developing nations, can afford their own personal sophisticated robot? Yeah, right!
Even if the surrogates were useful for certain things, like dangerous jobs, or wanting to go out to a nightclub as a better looking person, there is no way that you wouldn't still want to go out and get some fresh air once in a while.
The ending has some interesting twists, but over-all, the ending is very predictable and somewhat cliché.
If you like sci-fi, this movie is worth a watch. The plot is cool, but could have been written in a more believable way.