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"Surface" is steeped in Spielberg, and is better Spielberg than Spielberg has managed in quite some time.
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Surface has no complex or cynical subtexts; it's straight-ahead sci fi.
60
It helps that Bell is able to suggest complexity, emotional and moral, even when the dialogue fails her.
60
So far the stern-faced Lake Bell’s independent-minded oceanographer is too conventional a protagonist, while the series’ government cover-up thread... feels globally warmed over.
58
This by-the-numbers entry is pretty damn toothless. [23 Sep 2005, p.81]
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Lame storytelling and dialogue.
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Surface can be creepy fun, but the obvious debt it owes to the oeuvre of Steven Spielberg--from the hidden beasts and government stonewalling to the suburban angst and working-mom pluckiness--makes the rest of the show feel blandly familiar.
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Though relentlessly ominous, "Surface" is, so far, only good for surface scares.
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The pilot serves up flashy ooh-ah instead of anything tangible to wrap our arms around.
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The most enjoyable moments go to the North Carolina boy (Carter Jenkins). It's too bad Surface didn't narrow its focus and become "A Boy and His Blob."
