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(1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten Page   1   "Because it's easy to spot the culprit, suspense gets short shrift here. That's surprising, for Jonathan Mostow delivered uber-suspense in 'Breakdown.'"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 4/5 "a surprisingly strong entry into the ever-shrinking arena of serious sci-fi."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron 2/4 "Fails to land a killing blow that pays off the simplified mystery with any distinct urgency. It's a flawed film, but far from unbearable. Nothing a DVD director's cut couldn't fix."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   Brian Orndorf C- "If you keep your expectations low, there are some sci-fi pleasures of visual appeal to be had, but it's tough getting past director Jonathan Mostow's wet noodle brand of storytelling."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2.5/4 "...viewers with even a passing interest in science fiction will find something worth embracing here."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Semi-plausible and semi-watchable futuristic (but still looking like today's world) dystopian 'save the world' sci-fi thriller."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Broaches topical subjects with a meditative quality that blends nicely with its dark brand of not-so-far-off fantasy."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B+ "One of the year's more entertaining sci-fi films."   Film.com   Eric D. Snider B- "If the movie gets a bit hokey on the surface, its haunting undercurrents never let up."   AMCtv.com   Eugene Novikov D+ "Particularly silly...the sort of emptily bombastic popcorn movie that might make you wish you had a surrogate to go and sit through it in your place."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Whatever the reason, Surrogates was shielded from the eyes of critics before its opening, and that's a shame. Because, whatever its flaws, it is a good movie."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "The end result is somewhat underwhelming. It's more of a novella than a novel, and hardly the science fiction action blockbuster audiences were expecting."   fantastiqueZINE   James O'Ehley "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2/4 "Like the titular avatars in this graphic novel adaptation, "Surrogates" is a rote whodunit masquerading as a techno-thriller."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 4/5 "Surrogates is an A-list blockbuster that would fit, damn proudly, on the lower half of a double bill."   Time Out New York   Keith Uhlich 2/4 "The whole affair is surprisingly dialogue-heavy, in spite of the fact it has nothing meaningful to say."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 2.5/4 "The problem is simple: it's too short. The story introduces a series of gripping elements, then fails to fully capitalize on a single one of them. With a running time of just 88 minutes, how could it?"   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "Has all the get-up-and-go of a dead battery."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 1/5 " Imagine "Gamer" without the lucid plot and the designer nihilism but with the inscrutable storyline, nonexistent direction and somnambulant performances and you have this film in all its hacky non-glory."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski "Seems less like a 21st Century would-be blockbuster than a lost 80's relic only just rediscovered. Either way, we're lucky to have it."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick C "The ideas on display may prompt plenty of fruitful discussions in the coffee shop after the screening, but that still doesn't add up to a satisfying experience."   Mania.com   Rob Vaux B "This movie does what science fiction is supposed to do, but seldom does anymore, it makes a comment about today's society by taking current trends and carrying them to a profound technological conclusion."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C+ "This popcorn thriller has a bit of imagination blended in with the been-done-before action."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 6/10 "While this sci-fi thriller has an intriguing premise, it's synthetic and superficial in its execution."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 3/10 "A failure of speculative fiction, of plot, and of good old fashioned action filmmaking."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2/5 "Sometimes I think Touchstone has a fill-in-the-blank interface for "blockbuster" movies: type in a mildly clever idea, add some actors, press "Start" and out pops a pre-packaged motion picture. Surrogates is one of those movies."   DVDTalk.com   Tyler Foster  (1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten Page   1