Blu-ray Review: Surrogates

Surrogates
Written by: John Brancato & Michael Ferris based on the graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele
Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe, Ving Rhames & James Cromwell

Special Features: Exclusive to Blu-Ray - Deleted Scenes, A More Perfect You: The Science of Surrogates, Breaking the Frame: A Graphic Novel Comes To Life, "I Will Not Bow" Music Video by Breaking Benjamin, Feature audio Commentary by Director Jonathan Mostow.

In the future, all of humanity has apparently become recluses, hiding away in their homes and living out their lives via robotic surrogates. Now, a weapon has been developed that not only shuts down a surrogate but kills its user as well. It's up to Bruce Willis to track down the weapon and solve the mystery around those who have stolen it.

The movie is not terrible. You should know that up front. It didn't get the best reviews and didn't perform very well at the box office but in truth, it's a pretty fun movie. It's not groundbreaking or even very original but it does have some nice action set pieces and some interested twists (albeit one that is pretty predictable).

The acting is pretty decent. Again, no one really stands out. Bruce Willis is, well, Bruce Willis here.

The film does look great on the format. The colors or bright and pristine and the sound really fills the room when you're using surround sound. The special features are a little lax. A couple featurettes and deleted scenes plus a rather forgettable music video add up to a less than desirable collection of supplements.

To be honest, Surrogates is a movie worth picking up on sale. It does make for a fun couple of hours but, it's cotton candy fun. Five minutes after you watch it you'll forget you ever saw it.

Surrogates is available on DVD and Blu-ray now.