Metacritic Movie Ratings
Surrogates Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  There's fun robot stuff, some good philosophical ideas, and a brief, nutty Willis-Ving Rhames reunion 15 years after "Pulp Fiction."

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Mostow's smart speculative suspenser imagines a time when people can live through ideal versions of themselves while they sit wired up at home.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Surrogates is entertaining and ingenious, but it settles too soon for formula.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Half a howler but not nearly funny enough.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  In this kind of industrial entertainment, particularly one that seems to be missing some connective narrative tissue, it's hard to know if the writers or the director can be credited or blamed for what's left on screen.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  An interesting idea, but unfortunately, the film's narrative and emotional engine operate as mechanically as the titular, dead-eyed glamazoids.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  A mechanical sci-fi'er absent of logic or emotions. It functions as an expensive place-filler on the Disney release schedule and, as such, will be welcomed by only the least discriminating thriller fans.

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