Repo Men

Jeri Jacquin, Movie Maven

Opening in theatres this Friday from director Miguel Sapochnick and Universal Pictures is a reason to pay your bills on time with “Repo Men”.

This film tells the story of Remy (Jude Law), a hard working man whose job is just a little out of the ordinary. Along with his partner Jake (Forest Whitaker), they are both repo men.

Working for the Union and office manager Frank (Liev Schreiber), these two repo men take back medical property from people who are late on their payments. Their unorthodox tactics make them the best in the business.

That is until Remy decides he needs to spend more time with his family and wants to stop. Taking one last job, faulty equipment sends him to the hospital in serious condition – serious enough for him to become the owner of a Union piece of equipment.

Having second thoughts about his line of work, Remy begins to see the other side of life. Back at work he once again joins Jake but, finds himself unable to repo Union parts and meets Beth (Alice Braga), who is the only one he can rely on.

Remy and Beth are on the run from Union, from Jake and the other repo men.

FINAL WORD: Law as Remy does a good job in this role. From start to finish the viewer sees the transformation of his character. His performance was worth every moment of the insanity that builds to an ending that is a little surprising.

Whitaker is really enjoyable to watch and is the film stealer here. This is his chance to be crazy, creepy and incredible all in the same role. This actor has been busy with his other comedy release “Our Family Wedding”.

Braga is fine as Beth and is the niece of actress Sonya Braga. She will next be seen in the new “Predators” film that is currently in postproduction. Schreiber is also fun to watch as the blasé parts seller Frank who only sees the bottom line.

Other cast include: Carice van Houten as Carol, Joe Pingue as Ray, RZA as T-Bone, Max Turnbull as Larry the Lung, Yvette Brown as Rhodesia, and Tiffany Espensen as Little Alva.

In 2003 the screenwriters of Eric Garcia and Garrett Lerner collaborated with the director who was writing the novel The Repossession Mambo, which was published in 2009.

TUBS OF POPCORN: I give “Repo Men” three tubs of popcorn out of five. It is descent film with some twists and turns. It has action, effects and a story that is solid. I’m sure there will be plenty out there trying to compare it to the 1984 film “Repo Man” but lets just go in with a fresh mind and have a good time shall we?

In the end…for a price any organ in your body can be replaced – it can also be repossessed!