Review of Repo Men (2010) by Rorey D — 22 Jan 2011
Repo Men is a blatant rip-off of Repo: The Genetic Opera, a musical with the same premise. The premise is that people buy kidneys and livers, but if you cannot pay the down-payment, they will kill you and take your livers and kidneys.
That's where Remy (Jude Law) & Jake (Forest Whitaker), two good friends come in. They are the guys who kill you. They work for an evil corporation called The Union run by an evil man named Frank (Liev Schreiber).
This is a talented cast, but the film's violence and stupid mistakes become redundant. The cast sometimes rises above the material, but that is too far and in between. Some of the killing is cool (sawing off people's legs, stabbing people in the leg, shooting people coolly, etc), but there's so much of it, it's exhausting.
The film's stupid mistakes starts with the fact that The Union is in the middle of a mall. It's such a stupid film, but sometimes entertainingly so. It really picks up the last 30 minutes, but that's not enough to fully recommend it.
I was disappointed that it wasn't as enthralling as Repo: The Genetic Opera. It's not a terrible film, but by the end, most people will want their 2 hours back. I am guessing only hardcore gore fans will like it, and don't see it if you have a weak stomach, you will hate it.
Unfortunately, I do not have a weak stomach, but granted I like gore, I am not a hardcore enough gore fan to recommend this film to anyone .
This review of Repo Men (2010) was written by Rorey D on 22 Jan 2011.
Repo Men has generally received mixed reviews.
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