This was a frustrating film for me. I certainly enjoyed the first 30 minutes. So much so, I had a premature review. Actually tweeted it, then had to delete the tweet after watching it further. Won't be doing that again anytime soon. It started off as what seemed like an action comedy, a buddy cop movie with a sci-fi twist. Apparently I was wrong. And that's to bad, because Law and Whitiker played well off each other in the partner roles. They suddenly changed gears and tried to be a straight up sci-fi action. Now two films in one can work, it did in Full Metal Jacket. It really doesn't work here. I rate it like I do, only because of the early part of the film and it does have some redeeming value if you like the genre. Only wish they picked one and stuck with it.

A sci fi horror of this magnitude, we have been missing for a long time. Repo Men is so bloody exciting and fun, and a chance to watch Jude Law, who normally plays pussy roles, kick some serious butt. One scene towards the end, goes completely insane, and we lap it up. Law, is surprisingly good, playing one of the bad guys and he does it well, really giving off some menace in the earlier part. He balances this well with a good side. He plays Remy who works for this insidious, and lucrative operation known as the union. For a hefty fee, they can replace organs, hearts, etc, only with one deadly catch. If you fall behind on payment, they come and reclaim your new ticker, by of course, surgical procedure, where we see a few bloody examples, as set by the slackers, one happening to be a reggae singer Remy likes. He's even patient and respectful in his business, waiting for the reggae singer to first finish up his recording, while also singing to himself. See, Repo Men has humor as well. More so, what I like about it, is of course it's bloody original. When someone rigs a de fibulator, and Remy takes a shock that sends him flying back across the room, it's him who's now on the other side of the law, where not having the cost for his new ticker, provided by of course the union. He flees, teaming up with a washed up, drugged out singer, where the hunt begins, but it's so much adventurous and wild fun. Whitaker who plays Remy's best friend, and work colleague plays off Law well, but apart from Alice Braga as the singer, the other notable performance is that off the corrupt boss, played by Liev Schrieber. He's unforgettable. Of course, Repo Men not for the faint of heart, as we view a few dissections. It has some really cool scenes, like Law's son's shark/fish silhouetted room. We spend a bit of family time, as well, another thing I liked about it, as I never would of expected that in this, but I never expected the film to be of this quality, where there's also a great set up of story, and I'm talking too about Whitaker's selfish motives, which we'll become clear to you, later in the film. Repo Men will surprise you in the factor, as you won't expect such a quality product. We also see the whitest laboratory you've ever seen. Get ready for a twist, at the end, though I found it a real comedown. Dreadful matching song too, that's an old favorite. It was really good to see Law (an actor who I'm not really into) in something like this.

I liked this movie especially once I figured out the twist ending -which in turn explained why it went so off the rails in the second half. Interesting premise though, kinda BladeRunner-ish and great leads in Jude Law and Forest Whitaker -I haven't yet been able figure out how they were supposed to have grown up together though when they have different accents? Anyways, super gory in parts, great action scenes, with occasional weirdness, dark humour thrown in that is eventually explained by the "Neural Net." The final knife-fight/showdown is just awesome in a very Over-the-top (Kill Bill) kind of way. 5/10/14

Before I complain about how poor the plot, the acting, the score and the cinematography were, let me start with my main complaint: Why does there have to be so much gore and so many disgusting scenes in a science-fiction movie so much so that you'd need a barfing bag while watching it? Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of the horror genre and I enjoy watching occasional gory horror movies. The problem is I went into this movie expecting to see a science-fiction movie not a gore-fest. I had to fast forward many parts because they were completely out of place and belonged to the horror genre. I need to point out the fact that there's a difference between horror movies that aim to scare you and those that aim to disgust you. Sadly, this supposedly "science-fiction" movie falls into the latter category. My second complaint is about the pacing of the movie, which is too slow and boring. Oh and why isn't there a single good-looking actor in this movie? They are all unpleasant to look at apart from the black guy maybe. Couldn't they just pick a handsome guy to play the main role? I was really disappointed and if there were a zero rating I would've given it. This movie is ridiculously overrated. Avoid it like the plague.