I picked up Surrogates on an impulse the other night. I figured it would be a typical Bruce Willis action movie – not much substance but good for ninety minutes of entertainment. (Seriously – it’s only ninety minutes long.)

I actually got a lot more than I bargained for. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The story is interesting, the acting is decent, and there were a few twists and turns that I honestly wasn’t expecting. It didn’t have any big names other than Mr. Die Hard himself but in this case I think that actually worked in the movie’s favor.

The basic premise of the film is caught somewhere between The Matrix and I, Robot. In the not-so-distant future, a scientist named Canter develops surrogate technology that allows human beings to live their lives vicariously through robotic proxies. The problem? The technology is cheap and everyone starts using them. Without revealing too much of the story, let’s just say that things get ugly really, really fast, as you can probably imagine.

If you like science fiction and you get the chance to pick this up on a rental, do it.