Surrogates

Rating: 6.6/10
Genre: Thriller
Overall value for money and time: 6.2/10

This is the new age of cinema... "surrogate-like control". This movie bears an uncanny ressemblance to Gamer. Not sure which movie was surrogated, but since Gamer came out first, I would only assume it's the later. Imagine a world where "humans" walking the streets are all surrogates, being controlled by another human. They may or may not look like the original persons, but the "utopia-like" world was threatened when the first homocide occurred after the reign of surrogacy.

Not only was the surrogate murdered, the user suffered the same fate as well. This led to the concern of the prime surrogate organisation and the police force, leading to the unfolding of conspiracies... What I liked about the movie was the lead actor, Bruce Willis and how the director made the surrogates look less human with the CG - there was a clear distinction between surrogates and real humans. What I didn't like about the movie was the pace and the lack of action scenes in the movie. What I'm neutral about it is the "love story" and the twist in the ending which wasn't that fantastic in the first place.

Overall, a fairly decent movie but not one to leave you at the edge of your seats. Was rather disappointing for me as the story and casting didn't bring it a notch higher. It's almost like a normal tasting plate of chicken rice bought from a well-known chicken rice stall...