From the director of Saw II, III and IV, Darren Lynn Bousman, comes a movie that's not only one of a kind in its genre but managed to become a cult-classic over the years.
In Repo! The Genetic Opera the story might seem a bit complicated at first, but it's actually quite simple: we have a worldwide epidemic that threatened to wipe out the entire population of the Earth (and managed to do so with most of it), a so called saviour of humanity - a biotech company called GeneCo that came up with a solution to save humans by offering organ transplant on a debt to be paid later, and a hitman called the Repo Man that makes sure that all the indebted either pay up or become victims of the fine print of the contract.
We also have one of the most unique blend of actors ever to be put on screen together: Terrance Zdunich - the creator of the story, writer of the movie script and all other adaptations of this story ever made, composer of the soundtrack, producer of the movie and last but definitely not least, the narrator in the movie, called The Graverobber,
the most beloved character in this world of Repo.
Paul Sorvino - father of Oscar winning actress Mira Sorvino, this is his first role where he gets to show everybody a quite little known fact about him, his extensive training as an opera singer, playing the founder of GeneCo, Rotti Largo.
Anthony Head - best known as the professor from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the British actor surprises everybody with a dark role far different from his others by playing the Repo Man and a singing voice that resonates with the entire vibe of the movie.
Sarah Brightman - the world-wide known soprano proves her acting chops by playing Blind Mag, the opera singer with the most unique "gift" from GeneCo and the poster girl of the company.
Paris Hilton - now I know what you're thinking and what you're going to say because it's the first reaction everybody gets when they see her being cast in this film, but as a matter of fact, she's the perfect choice to play Amber Sweet - the heiress of the GeneCo company. Why? Because Paris is playing the gothic version of herself. Surprisingly, she can also carry a tune, all of this making it acceptable for her to be cast in the film.
Nivek Ogre - the Skinny Puppy lead singer in his first movie role as Pavi Largo, the womanizer, face transplant enthusiast, narcissist and rapist son of Rotti Largo and one of the male heirs to the throne of GeneCo.
Bill Moseley - an actor well known for his memorable roles in multiple cult classic horror films, such as Rob Zombie's House of a 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Night of the Living Dead and Halloween, in Repo he plays the oldest sibling in the Largo family, the anger management lacking sociopath and the other male heir (next to Pavi) to the GeneCo company.
Like all cult films, Repo has the mark of being an either love or hate movie. These movies are usually the most interesting, because they're the most discussed and debated. And Repo has the advantage of being the only horror musical worth mentioning since The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). My advice is watch it because it might pleasantly surprise you, even though you might go into it with the slightest doubts. And it also helps that the movie has a killer soundtrack that will surely find a spot in your mp3 player.
My grade: 10/10
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