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.
Director Jonathan Mostow follow up to I-Robot has a similar feel to his Will Smith Sc-Fi, with robots taking centre stage. The idea of surrogates replacing an alternative older more appearance, and social sensitive human society is a good one. Still the central story is tiresome, and the feeling of been there done that, is too evident. Surprising the films second side story of the Bruce Willies character Tom trying to get his wife to become more at peace with her human body over the robot surrogate, is touching and has more heart than the generic sc-fi formula story taking centre stage.
Surrogates is ok, and come alive with some well staged if to brief action set pieces. Still the pacing of the film is an issue, the film never really hitting full stride. Mostow has done much better in the Sc-Fi department before, with the far superior I-Robot.
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