People mortgage their lives for new organs, and when they can't pay, well, that's where the repo men come in. This is the near future, and the world of the movie is a decaying urban nightmare where Geneco, a biotech company specializing in organ replacement, seems to control everything. Vega plays Shilo, a sickly 17-year-old whose father (Head) moonlights as a medical repo man when he isn't caring for her. Headlining this production are Alexa Vega, grown up a bit from her Spy Kids days, and Anthony Steward Head, the always dependable genre veteran most remembered for his run on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and appearances in Doctor Who television and audio. Repo! The Genetic Opera has a disparate cast who, for the most part, carry off their singing roles quite well (the entire film is a montage of songs). This is not a movie for conventional or timid moviegoers, but it definitely delivers a rather unique cinematic experience. Thus, it was really kind of DVD Talk to send me Lionsgate's home video release of this odd hard rock horror concoction for review.Īnd I'm glad to report that Repo! The Genetic Opera lives up to its hype. Many seem to feel that this film has "cult classic" written all over it, which, of course, is enough to whet the appetites of genre mavens like me.
There have been several glowingly positive reviews - and a few glaringly negative reviews as well - posted on the Internet for this unusual musical from the director of several entries in the Saw franchise, Darren Lynn Bousman.
Repo! The Genetic Opera has been a movie on my must-see list for several months.
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