Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 03/19/10 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language and some sexuality/nudity Running Time 111 Minutes Genre Sci-Fi, Suspense Director Miguel Sapochnik Writer Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner Cast Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga, Carice van Houten Studio Universal Pictures |
REPO MEN (2010)
SYNOPSIS
In the futuristic action-thriller Repo Men, humans have
extended and improved our lives through highly
sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs
created by a company called The Union. The dark side
of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay
your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to
take back its property...with no concern for your
comfort or survival.
Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men
in the business. When he suffers a cardiac failure on
the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the
company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement...as well
as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is
that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't
make the payments, The Union sends its toughest
enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake (Academy
Award® winner Forest Whitaker), to track him down.
Now that the hunter has become the hunted, Remy
joins Beth (Alice Braga), another debtor who teaches
him how to vanish from the system. And as he and
Jake embark on a chase across a landscape
populated by maniacal friends and foes, one man will
become a reluctant champion for thousands on the run.
In the futuristic action-thriller Repo Men, humans have
extended and improved our lives through highly
sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs
created by a company called The Union. The dark side
of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay
your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to
take back its property...with no concern for your
comfort or survival.
Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men
in the business. When he suffers a cardiac failure on
the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the
company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement...as well
as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is
that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't
make the payments, The Union sends its toughest
enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake (Academy
Award® winner Forest Whitaker), to track him down.
Now that the hunter has become the hunted, Remy
joins Beth (Alice Braga), another debtor who teaches
him how to vanish from the system. And as he and
Jake embark on a chase across a landscape
populated by maniacal friends and foes, one man will
become a reluctant champion for thousands on the run.
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Miguel Sapochnik hits the big screen for the first time with the action packed Sci-fi flick Repo Men.
Featuring the talents of Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) and Forest Whitaker (Panic Room) this film starts
with a bang but after about thirty minutes the movie loses its punch and the audience becomes bored.
Remy (Law) and Jake (Whitaker) are childhood friends who become “Repo Men” that collect the organs
from people who are over 90 days past due. They have no remorse for what they do because as they say
in the film, “a jobs a job”; however, surprise, surprise one of them gets one of these organs and grows a
conscience. The suspense is not maintained and the movie becomes extremely predictable. Even Jude
Law’s good looks and mesmerizing voice are not enough to keep the audience entertained. The graphic
“repo” scenes are excessively gory and do not make up for the lack of script and unfortunately, the
surprise ending is not enough to revive this movie.
Featuring the talents of Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) and Forest Whitaker (Panic Room) this film starts
with a bang but after about thirty minutes the movie loses its punch and the audience becomes bored.
Remy (Law) and Jake (Whitaker) are childhood friends who become “Repo Men” that collect the organs
from people who are over 90 days past due. They have no remorse for what they do because as they say
in the film, “a jobs a job”; however, surprise, surprise one of them gets one of these organs and grows a
conscience. The suspense is not maintained and the movie becomes extremely predictable. Even Jude
Law’s good looks and mesmerizing voice are not enough to keep the audience entertained. The graphic
“repo” scenes are excessively gory and do not make up for the lack of script and unfortunately, the
surprise ending is not enough to revive this movie.