repo: a genetic opera

remember when the movie 'seven' came out? remember how cool the dirty feel of that film was? well, that is what this movie is trying to achieve. does it work? not even remotely. this film is, as the name implies, a musical. the storyline of the film starts with the idea that in the future we will be able to purchase new organs for our body when ours go bad. the problem is that these organs are really expensive, and when someone doesnt pay their bill, they send in the repo man to get that organ back. interesting premise, but it falls apart. partly because of the shoestring budget, but also because of the terrible acting and singing. the songs are really lame and instantly forgettable with its 80's hair metal style guitars. though they were trying for a dingy sort of look, it ends up just looking cheap instead. which i'm sure it was. this has the sort of production value that wouldnt even be acceptable on one of those saturday night syfy movies! too bad really, there is something in the story, but it is completely lost in all the terrible writing, songs, and sets.