Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Repo Men


I have to admit I had no real interest in seeing this movie but I had nothing better to do so I figured, why not. That being said I figured that this film wouldn't be that good so I went into it thinking I wouldn't like it. Now is the time where I'm supposed to say, "I didn't think it was good but I loved it", well I'm not. Haha got ya. It was only ok. I will say I liked it more than I thought I would but that's about it.

This film is set sometime in the future and tells the story of Remy(Jude Law) and his peculiar futuristic occupation. Remy is a repossession man(hence the name) that repossesses human organs. When people get sick and need a new organ or if they just want to "upgrade" an organ, such as better hearing or eye sight, then they go to The Union where they sell them to you. Now, you can either pay in full or go on a payment plan. However if you fall behind on your payments then the repo men come and take back the organ. Remy's wife Carol(Carice van Houten) wants him to quit being a repo man and move over to the sales department where the hours and pay are more stable. On the other hand Remy's best friend since childhood, Jake(Forest Whitaker) wants Remy to team up with him and do more serious repossessions, which would earn more money than being in sales. So of course Remy decides to become a salesmen but before he does he goes to do one last repo. While doing this he is shocked by faulty equipment and put in a coma. When he wakes up he realizes that he has been given a new heart and now has to start paying The Union. The day gets worse when he realizes that his wife is also leaving him because he did one last job and is taking their son, Peter(Chandler Canterbury), with her. After Remy gets shocked he grows a conscience and decides that he doesn't want to go around cutting people open and taking their organs anymore. Because of this he can't make any money and is now in debt to The Union. He decides to go on the run and try and hide from the repo men coming for him. While hiding he meets Beth(Alice Braga) who is also hiding from the repo men. Together they decided to go The Union headquarters and wipe out all the records so that no one owes anything. Does it work? I don't know I guess you'll have to go see.

So I know that was a long explanation of that movie but it could have been much longer. This film did manage to do something that I've never seen before. This film mixed action, gore and a deep message. I think that you should know going into this movie that is has a lot of gore. If you have a week stomach then you won't be able to handle this movie. The action was good, it kept me tense for parts and wondering what was going to happen next. Now, like I have said before I like deep movies. This movie came out at the perfect time with the health care debate raging on. It shows you in a very exaggerated way what it's like to need help with your health but what happens when you can't pay for that health. Another deep message is we are what we do. Your job says a lot about who you are and your beliefs.(That sounds about right considering I don't have a job) Those weren't the only deep messages but I'll let you go see it to get the other message.

Like almost every other film this film borrowed some ideas from other films.(Yeah I said film three times in one sentence, so what). Most prevalent was it's similarities to "Minority Report". Set in the future, futuristic building and cities and technology, a guy who works a futuristic job but then is hunted by the same people he worked for and is on a mission to clear his name. Then there is the small similarity to "Fight Club" in the way that Tyler Durden's mission was to erase everyone's debt so we all start over. This is what Remy is trying to do. Now there is only one scene of similarity to "Pulp Fiction" but it's a classic one. Your going to have to go see it to figure out which scene I'm talking about.

So overall I liked this film. It wasn't great or anything but it was worth seeing. Maybe just renting though. If I were you I wouldn't go see it in theaters. I give it a very low B.

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BK(Bee's Knees): This is primarily reserved for classics like "The Godfather" I don't see any new releases making this grade any time soon.

A: This is for a great movie that is destined for my dvd collection and would see multiple times in theaters. They have that extra something that stands out.

B: This is for movies that are better than just good but they lack that "X" factor. These are ones that you see in the store and are like oh shit I really liked this movie and I forgot about it but now I need to buy it.

C: This is for movies that are just alright. They are predictable, simple and fun to watch but you were a little disappointed when you saw them. You were like damn that movie could've been better, I'm disappointed now. However, you still might put them in your dvd collection if someone gives it to you.

D: This is for movies that just suck. They are either not what you thought they would be or you got tricked or forced into going to see. These are extremely predictable and serve little entertainment. You have no interest in seeing it again and if someone gave it to you, you would defiantly try and sell it for beer money.

SB(Sucks Balls): This category is for movies that just really suck balls. This one, like the BK category, most movies wont fall into but I still have it for movies like "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" remember that movie, man it really sucked balls.

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