Surrogates (2009)
Surrogates is based on Robert Venditti’s comic book miniseries from 2005, which depicts a futuristic society in which the military has conducted wars through the use of “surrogates”, or humanoid robots that are fully controlled...
2000s / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published September 1, 2010 · Last modified February 22, 2019
Surrogates is based on Robert Venditti’s comic book miniseries from 2005, which depicts a futuristic society in which the military has conducted wars through the use of “surrogates”, or humanoid robots that are fully controlled...
You have to concede at least a certain brilliance to any consciously manipulative film in which a man looks into the eyes of a puppet, only for the puppet (represented by a dummy, a...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 26, 2004 · Last modified January 6, 2020
Change the name, change the origin, change the town, change the personality, and what do you have? Not DC Comics’ Catwoman, I can attest. The only similarities between Catwoman‘s Patience Phillips and Selina Kyle of...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 2, 2003 · Last modified May 1, 2019
When you’ve got a billion dollar franchise on your hands, chances are you’re not going to let it sit on the shelves too long. Even if you can’t get the visionary director of the...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.