IMDb RATING
6.3/10
107K
YOUR RATING
Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the ru... Read allSet in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
107K
YOUR RATING
- Eric Garcia(screenplay)
- Garrett Lerner(screenplay)
- Stars
- Eric Garcia(screenplay)
- Garrett Lerner(screenplay)
- Stars
Rafferty Law
- Young Remy
- (as Raff Law)
- Eric Garcia(screenplay) (novel "The Repossession Mambo")
- Garrett Lerner(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMoments before the filming of the Chinatown scene a crew member was approached by a local Chinese person who pointed out to him that all the neon signs with Chinese characters were upside down. A frantic rigging crew proceeded to flip all the signs while the shooting crew shot in the direction of the newly flipped signs.
- GoofsWhen Jake and Remy fight in the derelict apartment and Remy wins, he is wearing street clothes. But when, at the end of the film, he is shown on the stretcher attached to the Neural Network machine after, in reality, losing this fight with Jake, he is wearing the combat clothing that he wore in the Union headquarters building, which was when he was in a dream state.
- Crazy creditsAn advertisement screen for The Union appears at the end of the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsThe Unrated version released on home video contains ~10 minutes of additional/alternative footage.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (2010)
- SoundtracksSway (Mucho Mambo)
Written by Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Luis Demetrio (as Luis Demetrio Traconis Molina)
Performed by Rosemary Clooney featuring Dámaso Pérez Prado (as Perez Prado) and His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony Music Enterprises
Review
Featured review
Futuristic Reposession...
I first saw this one when it was released in the cinema. I quite liked it and thought it worthy of a second viewing when it came up on TV this week. Quite futuristic with certain visuals that are very reminiscent of Ridley Scott's 1982 classic, Blade Runner, although it's nothing like Blade Runner (unfortunately). Here is a brief summary before I give you my thoughts on the film (summary haters and those that don't wish to know anything about the plot please reclaim that man's pancreas while I write the next paragraph).
It is the near future where medicine has advanced enough that human organs can be replaced with artificial ones. One company 'The Union' controls the world market and as such can dictate the price. It is so high that most people opt to pay in instalments. But if you miss three payments then the Repo Men will call and surgically remove The Union's property. Remy and Jake grew up together, they joined the army together and when the war was over they became Repo Men together. Their boss is Frank, who is only concerned with the retrieval of The Union's property, no matter how it's done. Remy is married to Carol and has a son, Peter but Jake stayed single. Carol doesn't like Remy's line of work and wants him to move into sales. The two guys carry on with their work, which eventually becomes too much for Carol and she leaves Remy. Soon after Remy suffers an accident that leads to him having an artificial heart installed. He now gets a conscience and finds it hard to get back into the Repo business. He tries sales, but that's not for him. Eventually he falls behind on his payments and becomes overdue. He goes off the grid and goes to live rough with others whose repayments have lapsed. There he meets Beth, a singer who has had many illegal artificial organs fitted. The pair decides to try and get their records erased when Jake is assigned to recover Remy's organs. I won't say any more, don't want to give too much away.
It's a pretty well made film although there is a lot of violence and it is very gory, not recommended for those of a nervous disposition. Decent performances from all of the leading cast, honourable mentions go to Jude Law as Remy, Forest Whitaker as Jake, Alice Braga as Beth, Liev Schreiber excellent as the very slimy Frank, Carice van Houten as Carol and Chandler Canterbury as Peter.
I pretty much enjoyed this film but I found it didn't quite hit the mark. There is a very nice twist at the end which I did enjoy, but over all it kind of left me a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it's quite entertaining and there are some good performances, I just felt the plot could have done with a little more refining. So, over all, violent, gory, futuristic, entertaining but the plot needed a little work. Having said that, it's still recommended.
My score: 6.3/10
It is the near future where medicine has advanced enough that human organs can be replaced with artificial ones. One company 'The Union' controls the world market and as such can dictate the price. It is so high that most people opt to pay in instalments. But if you miss three payments then the Repo Men will call and surgically remove The Union's property. Remy and Jake grew up together, they joined the army together and when the war was over they became Repo Men together. Their boss is Frank, who is only concerned with the retrieval of The Union's property, no matter how it's done. Remy is married to Carol and has a son, Peter but Jake stayed single. Carol doesn't like Remy's line of work and wants him to move into sales. The two guys carry on with their work, which eventually becomes too much for Carol and she leaves Remy. Soon after Remy suffers an accident that leads to him having an artificial heart installed. He now gets a conscience and finds it hard to get back into the Repo business. He tries sales, but that's not for him. Eventually he falls behind on his payments and becomes overdue. He goes off the grid and goes to live rough with others whose repayments have lapsed. There he meets Beth, a singer who has had many illegal artificial organs fitted. The pair decides to try and get their records erased when Jake is assigned to recover Remy's organs. I won't say any more, don't want to give too much away.
It's a pretty well made film although there is a lot of violence and it is very gory, not recommended for those of a nervous disposition. Decent performances from all of the leading cast, honourable mentions go to Jude Law as Remy, Forest Whitaker as Jake, Alice Braga as Beth, Liev Schreiber excellent as the very slimy Frank, Carice van Houten as Carol and Chandler Canterbury as Peter.
I pretty much enjoyed this film but I found it didn't quite hit the mark. There is a very nice twist at the end which I did enjoy, but over all it kind of left me a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it's quite entertaining and there are some good performances, I just felt the plot could have done with a little more refining. So, over all, violent, gory, futuristic, entertaining but the plot needed a little work. Having said that, it's still recommended.
My score: 6.3/10
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