Since I like science fiction, it’s not too surprising that I decided to see “Repo Men,” starring Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker. It’s a decision I regret because this movie is really a dismal slasher flick with no character development, a ludicrous plot and blood and gore for the sake of being graphic. “Repo Men” is about a giant medical conglomerate that sells human organs on the installment plan and when patients can’t pay, they send repo men to collect the organs. Director Miguel Sapochnik gleefully shows scenes of organ evisceration and lots of blood and spatter. The most tastelessly gruesome scene has former repo man Remy (Law) and his new love Beth (Alice Braga) running a scanner over each of their artificial organs while these organs are still in their bodies. Sure. Why not? Ugh!! And then you learn that the happily ever after conclusion is just a mechanically-induced dream. Forget it. “Repo Men” should have gone straight to Netflix. 3/25/10
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Ghastly movie with so much blood and gore it can make you "ill". The shame of it is that it’s an intriguing plot with a pretty good cast. Unfortunately it turns in to a cut and slash film without a message of any kind. Jude Law must have better things to do than this!!?? I say "skip it" !!!!!!!!
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