Fresh
As it has evolved from a 10-minute cabaret piece, through a short film Bousman made in Toronto, to the big screen, Repo! The Genetic Opera has gained in both guts and gusto.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Not Your Parent’s Opera
2008 · 1h 38m · R
Horror, Music, Science Fiction
Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
Overview
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.
Director and cast
- Darren Lynn Bousman Director
- Alexa PenaVega as Shilo Wallace
- Paul Sorvino as Rotti Largo
- Anthony Stewart Head as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
- Sarah Brightman as Blind Mag
- Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet
- Bill Moseley as Luigi Largo
- Nivek Ogre as Pavi Largo
- Terrance Zdunich as Graverobber
- Sarah Power as Marni Wallace
- Jessica Horn as Jessica Adams
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
David Cronenberg might have made a great movie with the plot to Repo! The Genetic Opera.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Fresh
All-out thriller with few Bond touches but plenty of high-octane action.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
I hated this movie.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
I don't know if words can describe just how awful and disgusting and insulting this movie was to watch.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
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