Review of Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) by Mark M — 02 Jun 2010

My feelings on this musical are mixed. bottom line - I doubt most people will enjoy it.

Its name hints at its morbid humor and theme, so some will not like it for that. but being a fan of such things, I must say I rather enjoyed the film's theme.

After much thought I have to say I was not impressed. the songs felt badly put-together, lyrically. the instrumental part of the music was great however, and it certainly holds true that its a rock opera; so points for that. and the singing was great on some accounts, and not so much on others. acting-wise, again there is a mix of 'meh' to 'great' (the final scene in particular was particularly evocative imho). this produces a movie that is overall: 'interesting but bleh'.