Six Sessions (The Surrogate) (2012)

Critic Reviews

Peter Debruge, Variety
A film of tenderness and humor married to the unlikeliest of subjects.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
At once entirely frank and downright cuddly in the way it deals with the seldom-visited subject of the sex lives of people with disabilities...
Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com
Using a healthy dose of humor and some very winning performances, The Surrogate makes for a perfectly nice, if not challenging, film.
Kimberly Gadette, Doddle
We love this hero for his indomitable spirit to take it all on, even given the ever-present shadow of death that mindfully holds him in a tight embrace ... much tighter than any lover could.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
It might just be the most poignant, moving film ever made about one man's surprisingly noble efforts to get laid.
Anthony Kaufman, Screen International
A genuinely touching, if slight drama, the movie remains a sympathetic portrait of the plight of a handicapped person without ever growing too serious or saccharine.
Ray Greene, Boxoffice Magazine
The emotional journey is articulated with so much nuance, and such a vigorous belief in human possibility, that everything The Surrogate touches becomes its own, and is made new.
Jeremy Kay, Guardian [UK]
The transactions, O'Brien's growing self-awareness and the effect on those around him are explored with grace, humour and tenderness.