Critics Consensus: Surrogates Is A Passable Thriller

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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 1:12pm

This week at the movies, we've got robot clones (Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell), artistic-minded freshmen (Fame, starring Kelsey Grammer and Megan Mullally), and scared spacemen (Pandorum, starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster). What do the critics have to say? Unfortunately, only one of this week's opening wide releases was screened for critics, so it's currently the only film with a Tomatometer.

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Topics: ben foster bruce willis critics consensus dennis quaid fame kelsey grammer megan mullally pandorum radha mitchell surrogates thriller

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