Surrogate

This is worth watching for the mirrors scene alone but keep watching for the incredible twists! A really well directed horror with arresting visuals, it almost has an arthouse look to it but isn't pretentious, the story is really engaging. The acting it has the woman from Wolf Creek and Jane Badler from tv series V, however the child actors are great, child actors often annoy me but all three in this film are fabulous and drew me into their plight even more. The trailer gave away very little and apart from one really full on bloody scene it's not gruesome, just lots of spine tingling chills and even better, it doesn't rely on jump scares but true fear.

Surrogate is scary but it also has complex characters you care about which makes it tragic. It's not a cheap exploitation horror nor is it one of those 'slow burn' (ie boring) mood pieces pretending to be profound with no tension whatsoever. The director has a sharp eye for camera placements that forces you to experience the horror and with lots of little details peppered through out Surrogate is a stand out from the usual modern fare.

I read reviews before I watched to be honest. The movie was a ghost story not a horror movie at least in my opinion. It was not bad. I managed to stay engaged through out the film.

Story about a nurse who first refused to help a woman at the clinics she worked for. Gets to gas station same sickly woman starts to collapse. Nurse gives mouth to mouth and bam. She inherits something very very disturbing.

Was a good 1 hour 24 minutes. I just feel they could have done a lot more if had bigger budget. Or story.

Ending was exactly what I thought it would be. No surprise almost borders on ridiculous.

Ah ghost stories !

Surrogate has to be one of the best film's I've seen in a long while. The musical score during the opening credits sets up the film perfectly - creepy, intense with atmospheric dread.

It's such a well-crafted and compelling story that keeps you invested right through to its unsettling final scene. The film doesn't rely on jump scares, although there are a couple in there, instead the real scares come from the story and storytelling itself which personally stayed with me days later. I couldn't stop thinking about the ending. The Exorcist was the other horror that had that effect on me.

There is so much detail in this film that a second viewing is a must. Horror fans will not be disappointed.

I went to see the movie not really knowing what to expect.

Left with an old school horror experience.

Brilliant acting, from Kirstie, Jane, Ellie and Taysha really draws you into the story as you try to understand what's going on just as much as you feel the characters are.

Ava's scene with the mirrors is as good as any classic horror movie. Story over CGI really shines.

Felt the movie has a good pace. Enough horror along with getting to know the characters. Relationships between the charaacters is provideds a good linking between the horror scenes.

If you want to see a horror movie without gratuitous violence and gore then give surrogate a go. I don't think you'll be disappointed.