Saturday, January 14, 2012

Repo! The Genetic Opera- Coming into the film I knew it was a cult film and it sure was. Thankfully I get to fall on the side of the fans rather then the critics. It was a campy, fun, and gore-filled Rock Opera with a completely original idea (‘Repo Men’ was not though at least there was a weird organ stealing sex scene). Director Darren Bousman is no stranger to gore as seen by his work on Saw II, III, and IV, taking the opportunity to take this film to a gruesome extent (Nothing like seeing Paris Hilton’s fake face fall off). Filled with songs throughout, it is filled with interesting concepts, ideas, and visuals from the costumes all the way to the drugs (So good you’ll take it from the deceased!). There were strong performances throughout especially in Alexa Vega and Anthony Head (‘Spy Kids’ meets ‘Buffy’). There is nothing like seeing Anthony Head as a father figure and Alexa Vega plays a cooped up teenager fairly well. I can’t say that this particular brand of rock music is my thing but I can always enjoy a good musical and the colors and sounds of this film did not disappoint. If you are into musicals and feeling like a fun movie I would recommend it.



- Jay Bassin