Surrogates

Surrogates (2009), starring Bruce Willis. 3 out of 5 stars. Good story but could have been better.

Surrogates is the perfect follow up movie to the documentary, Second Skin. In the future, everyone stays at home and lives vicariously through a human robot. Some people choose younger "surrogates" of themselves, while others have fantasy clones, like the obese old man who's surrogate is a sexy blond girl.

Here is the story: a man, leader of an anti-robot group, obtains a weapon that can kill humans by shooting their surrogates. Bruce Willis plays a cop (surprise) who tries to stop a plot to kill everyone connected to a surrogate. While fighting the bad guys, Willis' clone gets damaged, forcing him to go out in the flesh, at which point he begins to re-evaluate virtual living.

Bruce Willis. In all the land of Hollywood, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have the most functional relationship between a divorced couple. They are still sometimes photographed together as a family unit which includes their three daughters, as well as Willis' new girlfriend or Moore's second husband.

Over the years, Willis has become a better actor. There is a veteran quality to his face, and it might just be the wrinkles around his eyes, but sometimes when he tries, he can appear convincingly earnest and caring. However, no matter how good he gets, I doubt Willis can shake the line, "Yippee ki yay, Mother fucker!"