![]() ![]() Obviously he’s meant to be sympathetic, as he supposedly only works for GeneCo as a way of protecting his sick daughter, Shilo (Alexa Vega- who plays the only truly sympathetic character in the film, and is likable throughout). Anthony Head, who I loved on BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, does a great job as the dreaded Repo Man- but I found it hard to get a handle on his character. My big problem with the film is that I found it very hard to relate to any of the characters. ![]() It’s pretty bold & original, and the performances are very good- but in the end I simply did not find it absorbing. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why I didn’t like the film. I knew about ten minutes into the film that it really wasn’t going to work for me. REPO! is the type of film that you’ll either love or hate- and sadly I more or less fall into the latter category. ![]() The man definitely has balls, but sadly I was not all that taken with his movie. He’s coming off a very successful run with the SAW franchise, and one would expect him to choose something a tad simpler than a hard core rock opera as his follow up film. No matter what- you’ve really got to give director Darren Lynn Bousman credit. REVIEW: I wanted to like REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA- I really did. ![]() If anyone misses a payment- they fall prey to the dreaded Repo Man (Anthony Head)- who’ll reclaim their organs by any means necessary. Due to GeneCo.’s exorbitant prices, most elect to pay for their organs through financing. Enter Rotti Largo (Paul Sorvino), and his company GeneCo- which provides organ transplantation for profit. Sometime in the near future, a mass epidemic of organ failures cripples society. ![]()
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