SURROGATES

RYAN: “Surrogates” is the new action/sci-fi movie starring an actor I’d rather not see anymore, Bruce Willis.

CAROLINE: What? We loved him in “Live Free or Die Hard” and “16 Blocks.”

RYAN: Loved those movies, didn’t love him. He’s now doing these over-the-top facial expressions and reactions that are so campy they took me right out of the movie. He’s become a caricature of an actor otherwise known s Bruce Willis. But some of his performance was fine.

CAROLINE: So did this movie meet all your wildest sci-fi expectations?

RYAN: Partially. It’s very sci-fi and robot futuristic, but it’s also got the typical Bruce Willis action fare.

CAROLINE: Level with me – would I have liked it?

RYAN: I think so. It’s very short at about 90 minutes. It’s interesting and the action is great. Ving Rhames, however, is very odd-looking and has a strange hairstyle.

CAROLINE: Since when does Ving Rhames even have hair?

RYAN: Exactly. But everyone looks kinda bad in the movie because it’s the future and they’re letting their surrogate robots live their lives, so they’re all fat and gluttonous like the characters in “Wall-E.”

CAROLINE: Is there a love interest?

RYAN: There’s a minor love story with Bruce Willis and his wife but it’s not a huge part of the film.

CAROLINE: It sounds OK, but I can’t say I’m dying to see it or anything. Especially because it’s Disney and therefore targeting the young ‘uns.

RYAN: Well, it’s PG-13, so it’s not for the very young. But I bet most kids will think it’s cool.

— BOTTOM LINE —

RYAN: It’s a fun, light-hearted futuristic warning film that I enjoyed, but it’s not necessarily something you have to run out and see. It’s a little cheesy, but straightforward and quick. Basically, it’s a popcorn movie.

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