MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Repo Men
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. Remy is one of the best organ repo men in the business. But, 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. When he can't make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake, to track him down.
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MPAA rating:
R
for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language and some sexuality/nudity
Cast:
Yvette Nicole Brown; Joe Pingue; Jude Law; Forest Whitaker; Liev Schreiber; Chandler Canterbury; RZA; Liza Lapira; Alice Braga; Carice van Houten
Directed by:
Miguel Sapochnik
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Genre:
SciFi, Fantasy; Suspense, Thriller Running time:
01:51
Release date:
2010
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Repo men is an intelligent film. While far from a masterpiece, the twists and turns of the movie are more original than usual. I liked how http://www.pandalous.com/topic/repo_men related it to Avatar. Are we really at a dawn of a new era, or are we simply afraid of it? I wasn't convinced with the acting, but it's still worth seeing, if you don't mind the gore.