Breakdown
The movie does give way to certain conventions from time to time, and I wish it would’ve built up the paranoia just a little longer before the “big reveal” occurs (a la Arlington Road), but there’s no denying the intensity on display here.
Surrogates
Really, it’s a traditional solve-the-mystery story set in a sci-fi world. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s just too bad the mystery couldn’t have been more enjoyable.