Repo Men | 
| Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Actors: Jude Law, Liev Schreiber
Studio: Universal Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 763
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 025195033046
UPC: 025195033046
EAN: 0025195033046
ASIN: B002ZG98SW
Theatrical Release Date: April 2, 2010
Release Date: July 27, 2010
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Product Description
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.
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In the future, artificial internal organs will be widely available, but their high cost will lead to a thriving, if bloody, repossession business--at least that's the idea in Repo Men, whose title characters must carry scalpels, and not scruples. When clients default--and, at 19 percent interest rates, it happens all the time--it's up to Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forest Whitaker), the two most swashbuckling field operatives at the Union company, to reclaim the merchandise. The film's reviewers largely seemed to miss the wicked humor that underlies Repo Men's kooky futuristic world, as Remy's domestic situation is portrayed with typical backyard barbecues and typical nagging wife who wants hubby to ask his boss about that promotion, already. Everything's amusingly typical, that is, except for the fact that Remy regularly charges into people's apartments and grabs their kidneys. It would be nice to report that director Miguel Sapochnik was able to maintain the initial air of satire (RoboCop comes to mind at least as often as an obvious inspiration such as Brazil), but this movie begins to stumble in its middle section, as Remy himself becomes a subject for organ replacement. (His efforts at self-medicating procedures, especially a climactic surgery sequence, leave Patrick Swayze's similar efforts in Road House far behind.) Sudden shifts to a woman-in-peril scenario--with capable Alice Braga as the target of Union's organ hunters--make for an even more puzzling turn, and the jumbled rhythm of the second act suggests a certain amount of postproduction futzing around. The soundtrack is rife with Guy Ritchie-style song cues, some of which are fun, and Liev Schreiber has a good time smirking his way through his role as Remy's cold-hearted boss. The biggest problem here is that once the movie is over, a great many things don't make any logical sense, and a last-minute switcheroo only muddies the waters. Which are pretty bloody to begin with. --Robert Horton
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 I couldn't finish it..... September 4, 2010
Marlina (Middleton, WI, United States)
It was just blah, from beginning to end, it was just blah. I wanted to like it but there was nothing there to like.....oh well.
just aweful August 30, 2010
Kristine D (Florida, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is right up there with one of the worse movies i've ever seen. So many things made no sense at all. What was the role of the Brazilian actress in the film and wow this guy gives up on his wife pretty quick. I guess humans must be pretty advanced to be able to have all these man made body parts including optic eyes and still be able to survive.. I highly suggest renting this before you buy it, if you feel you must have it, because It is not worth the money. The acting is also pretty bad.
 great movie wish it had an aternative ending August 30, 2010
Brian M. Sparacino
great movie extremily graphic
loved the gruesomeness in the movie it out does some horror movies ive seen loved it all the way up til the last 10 min
this dvd needs an alternative ending feature
 repomen August 29, 2010
Joann L. Helsing (Muskegon,Mi. USA)
this movie wasn't as good as we thought it would be. I really wouldn't recomend it.
Excellent choice August 29, 2010
michael ewell (SAFFORD, AZ, US)
I really enjoyed this movie the directing was sharp as well as the script and the story telling.The ending was unexpected .I highly recommend this movie.Michael Ewell
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