Wow, where to begin? This movie is a mess. Set in 2056, the company GeneCo supplies people with new organs. But if they don't pay for their new organ, the Repo Man comes and takes it back without anesthetic. This could have been a pretty good story. They could have had a main character, or several, who have organs that they can't pay for. The Repo Man could be a scary villain like Jason Voorhees who pursues the heros while they try to escape.
But instead, this is just the backdrop for a pretty boring story. The main character is Shilo Wallace, played by Alexa Vega from the Spy Kids movies. Shilo is 17 and she has a blood disorder. Nathan Wallace, her overprotective dad, is her doctor. He is also the Repo Man, but she doesn't know it. Her mom died in childbirth, and her dad may have accidentally killed her. Her dad (the Repo Man) works for Rotti Largo (Paul Sorvino), the head of GeneCo. Rotti was in love with Shilo's mom until she left him for Nathan.
Rotti has three kids: Luigi, Pavi, and Amber Sweet (Paris Hilton). Amber is addicted to surgery. Luigi wears someone else's face over his own, and we never see what he actually looks like. The face he wears at the end of the movie is a very creepy joker-like smile. Pavi has this habit of ripping his shirt open to show us his scars. I might have mixed up Luigi and Pavi, but really, who cares? The three kids want to inherit GeneCo when their father dies.
There is also a singer named Blind Mag, played by Sarah Brightman. Sarah got here eyes from GeneCo, which means that she is owned by Rotti Largo. I think the idea is if she sings for anyone else, they will take her eyes back. But there comes a point when Rotti wants the Repo Man to take her eyes, and I don't think they explained why. She hadn't betrayed Rotti, as far as I could tell.
The movie is over-the-top rediculous. Some of the actors play it straight and sing the numbers like they are performing Wagner or Puccini. Others seem embarassed. A movie like this really lives or dies by the songs (since the characters are singing 90% of the time), and the songs are really, really bad. They are boring. I can't imagine anyone going out and buying the soundtrack after watching this movie.
Strangest moment: a cameo by Joan Jett. She shows up for about 30 seconds then disappears. And she doesn't sing. She just plays her guitar. WTF? All the singing going on in this movie and they didn't have her sing?
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