Rocking its way onto DVD at last (thanks HMV!) comes Repo, in a nutshell it’s a cross between the rocky horror picture show & blade runner.. interested? I sure was. The movie is set In the future where organ replacement is not only universally accepted it’s a fashion statement. A company known as gene co controls & regulates the the market & offer organ replacement to the masses for a price but when someone cant keep up on their payments a repo man is sent to reclaim the organs.. usually directly from the person with the help of a scalpel or two ..that’s where the 18 cert comes in because its gory. So how is the acting? AMAZING! It hosts a whole bunch of actors & actresses including Sarah brightman as “blind meg”, Anthony Stewart Head (giles from buffy), Paul Sorvino (from goodfellas)..even Paris Hilton pulls of a great performance & I thought that would be impossible! My favourite character was Shilo Wallace played impeccably by Alexa Vega.
The story is at first a little complicated but thanks to the superb delivery from each character it starts to quickly flow in a highly entertaining way. When rotti largo the owner of gene co learns that he is dieing he is faced with the decision of who will continue his legacy, he knows his 2 sons & daughter are not worthy of the title & has to look elsewhere. Even as he faces his own death he sets out a dramatic plan of backstabbing & deceit that will unfold throughout his final hours affecting the man who stole his one true love from him. That man of course is Nathan who by day is a Doctor that cares for his sick daughter Shilo ..but by night is the fearsome Repo man ..the one who repossesses the organs for gene co. through the story Shilo starts to realise that her father is not all he says he is & is faced with the choice of living a lie of facing her destiny. As likable as the main characters are they don’t take anything away from the other minor performances, such as the rocktastic grave robber who acts as a kind of narrator to the movie.
You don’t have to be a fan of musicals to like this movie but it will help. Its really the balance between the acting & the music that makes this not only unique but a cult classic. Even with the gore I don’t think the movie deserved the 18 rating, the gore itself is quite similar to Sweeney Todd & doesn’t really feature that much in the movie. The music/songs themselves are a really catchy & will have you humming along in no time.. Whether you want to or not. The DVD is a nice little package & includes a few mini futurities including deleted scenes/trailers/galleries/commentaries & some sing along videos. Repo is different to any other film I have watched in a long time but that’s a good thing, the combination of superior acting & exceptional music makes this one of the best & creative movies of the last few years & I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to see something a little different.
Rocking its way onto DVD at last (thanks HMV!) comes Repo, in a nutshell it’s a cross between the rocky horror picture show & blade runner.. interested? I sure was. The movie is set In the future where organ replacement is not only universally accepted it’s a fashion statement. A company known as gene co controls & regulates the the market & offer organ replacement to the masses for a price but when someone cant keep up on their payments a repo man is sent to reclaim the organs.. usually directly from the person with the help of a scalpel or two ..that’s where the 18 cert comes in because its gory. So how is the acting? AMAZING! It hosts a whole bunch of actors & actresses including Sarah brightman as “blind meg”, Anthony Stewart Head (giles from buffy), Paul Sorvino (from goodfellas)..even Paris Hilton pulls of a great performance & I thought that would be impossible! My favourite character was Shilo Wallace played impeccably by Alexa Vega.
The story is at first a little complicated but thanks to the superb delivery from each character it starts to quickly flow in a highly entertaining way. When rotti largo the owner of gene co learns that he is dieing he is faced with the decision of who will continue his legacy, he knows his 2 sons & daughter are not worthy of the title & has to look elsewhere. Even as he faces his own death he sets out a dramatic plan of backstabbing & deceit that will unfold throughout his final hours affecting the man who stole his one true love from him. That man of course is Nathan who by day is a Doctor that cares for his sick daughter Shilo ..but by night is the fearsome Repo man ..the one who repossesses the organs for gene co. through the story Shilo starts to realise that her father is not all he says he is & is faced with the choice of living a lie of facing her destiny. As likable as the main characters are they don’t take anything away from the other minor performances, such as the rocktastic grave robber who acts as a kind of narrator to the movie.
You don’t have to be a fan of musicals to like this movie but it will help. Its really the balance between the acting & the music that makes this not only unique but a cult classic. Even with the gore I don’t think the movie deserved the 18 rating, the gore itself is quite similar to Sweeney Todd & doesn’t really feature that much in the movie. The music/songs themselves are a really catchy & will have you humming along in no time.. Whether you want to or not. The DVD is a nice little package & includes a few mini futurities including deleted scenes/trailers/galleries/commentaries & some sing along videos. Repo is different to any other film I have watched in a long time but that’s a good thing, the combination of superior acting & exceptional music makes this one of the best & creative movies of the last few years & I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to see something a little different. 
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