Repo Men is set in the future where people use artificial organs as a desperate means of survival, and these organs are charged at exorbitant prices, often unaffordable for most people. As a result, the Union (the company who runs this program) sends Repo Men to repossess these organs. What these men do is to chase after these "debtors" who are way past their due dates and cut them up to retrieve their organs. How is this even legal? And why does the movie make it look like it's legal? So you can break into people's house, cut them up, take their organs and leave them on their own to die?
I did not expect the movie to turn out the way it did. Certainly did not appreciate the gore and violence. Nor the twist at the end of the movie. What really puzzles me is the scene where Jude Law and his mate were cutting themselves up and scanning their organs when they had no way of escape at all. How does this even help to eliminate the system? May I also note that while they were cutting themselves up, they also found time to make out?!
This is an absolutely bizarre film. It's an interesting idea, but it lacks depth and realism. And it also left me wondering what's the whole point of it all.
2.5 stars
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