If it wasn’t for the obligatory confusing & unnecessary MacGuffin detective story, Surrogates could have been excellent. Loved the ideas behind it, great existential questions, beautiful to watch, amazing acting, social & class commentary about escaping, consumerism & what is authentic communication. Also some cool actions sequences (suppose everyone was the Terminator), but without them, would have been better story. Potential to be Blade Runner of our time, but fell short by a wide margin. Still fun! Loved the contrast between the operators & surrogates as a reflection of true psychological state. Image vs. reality.