Repo Men: Very derivative story here (it’s almost identical to the 2008 release “Repo! The Genetic Opera”), about a future world where you can buy new organs to replace your own, but if you fall behind on payments, repo men will come to collect your organs from you. Jude Law is Remy, a repo man with a failing home life, a dead end job, and few prospects. He and his best friend, Jake (Forest Whittaker), compete against one another to see who can reclaim the most organs, but after a failed reclamation attempt, Remy finds himself on the opposite end of the stick, stuck with a new organ that he can’t afford and the repo men are after him for non-payment. Alice Braga and Liev Schreiber are here in support. At almost 2 hours long, this film tries to straddle the line between black comedy and action thriller, but really doesn’t commit well enough to either to do them well. And the film feels interminable. I was watching the clock at the hour-20 minute mark. Also, none of the characters are sympathetic enough for you to care about them. Remy does some horrible things to people before becoming a target himself, but the film does a lousy job convincing you to root for him as his actions are driven by self-interest for the entire film. Also, the ending is a big cop-out, though if you pay attention to the dialogue earlier in the film, you can see it coming a mile away, which is unfortunate as it negates the last 20 minutes of the film, including some graphic surgery scenes that seem to do nothing more than drag out of the length of the film (hey, director - we get it, you’re cutting things out of people. Fine. You don’t need to show every incision). So, disappointing flick. You should go watch “Repo!” instead - at least it’s visually more interesting. Woodchuck sez, “Meh.”
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