Thursday, June 2, 2011

Surrogates (2009)

This science-fiction film is based on a comic book series of the same name. In the near future, humans have become so vain and lazy that they don't even leave their homes anymore. They have employed "surrogates" to do their daily routines for them. In fact, the people of tomorrow even sends their robots out to enjoy the nightlife while they stay at home and experience the fun vicariously.

This world seems pretty perfect until one day there are some murders of surrogates that also kills their handlers. This should be impossible, but it looks like someone has developed a weapon that could wipe out everyone. Detective Tom Greer (Bruce Willis) and his partner Peters (Radha Mitchell) are assigned to the case. During his investigation, Greer's surrogate gets destroyed. Suddenly he is thrust out into a world that he was sheltered from for many years when he decides to continue the investigation, going out into the world on his own.

Available: Amazon, Netflix

No comments: