Repo Men (R)

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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.

MovieGoer Review

One can't really discuss the new science fiction film Repo Men without mentioning the ten or so other films it steals from whole-hog. It's a no-brainer that the entire premise is lifted from 2008's silly b-picture, Repo! The Genetic Opera, ... MORE

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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. 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.

MovieGoer Review

One can't really discuss the new science fiction film Repo Men without mentioning the ten or so other films it steals from whole-hog. It's a no-brainer that the entire premise is lifted from 2008's silly b-picture, Repo! The Genetic Opera, ... MORE