How did they land him for this film? Did Darren Lynn Bousman give him a ring and say, 'Hey, Paul - remember that time I saved your kid from drowning in the river? Well - time to collect!' Despite his strong vocals, Sorvino takes this material so seriously that he becomes laughable himself. Paul Sorvino has a great, booming operatic voice. Bill Moseley and Ogre are so bad that it's not even laughable - it's pathetic and wrong. Alexa Vega sounds like she's channeling that really bad Britney Spears record - take your pick. I could bend over and ass fart out a better tune than anything in this heap o'turds. There are so many organs ripped out of bodies that you really start paying attention - 'Hey! When did a spine become an organ?' The film ends with a 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' performance with Sarah Brightman and a shit load of spine blood. It's basically a rock opera, though light on the rock and heavy on the opera. The story is told through the many, many, many, many songs that litter this barren creative landscape. And then there some dead bitch named Marni who ties it all together somehow. There's something about Sorvino dying and not wanting to leave his empire to his three mentally retarded children (Ogre, Bill Moseley, Paris Hilton). There's something about Head wanting to keep his daughter safe because she has a blood condition. There's something about Sorvino stealing Head's woman and wanting revenge. But, if you don't pay, the Repo Man comes and collects. (headed by the villainous Paul Sorvino and his 'Deliverance' kids) is offering them on credit. You see - in this world, organ failures are rampant and a company called GeneCo.

Basically, Shilo (Alexa Vega) is being held captive by her doctor father, Nathan (Anthony Stewart Head), who doubles as a Repo Man by night. This was not only the worst film of the year but, indeed, the most painful and dreadful musical ever created.ĭescribing the plot to this film is like sympathizing with a rapist - you might understand where it's coming from, but it will still fuck you up the ass. If it is striving for greatness, it becomes even more pathetic and sad. It's not a cult film because it doesn't strive for greatness. 'Repo!' doesn't have the wherewithal to know what the hell it is. The best cult films were films that tried to hard to be a masterpiece that they turned into a parody of themselves. However, in order to become a cult classic you have to have one thing - the desire to be great. It tries so hard to be the next cult phenomenon - the next 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'. 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' is the modern day equivalent of 'Stayin' Alive', minus John Travolta and Spandex. If he ever did, it was ripped out in some stunt gone haywire from one of his 'Saw' films. Darren Lynn Bousman, the director, doesn't have a creative bone in his body. The trailer alone looked like 'High School Musical' directed by Alex Proyas - 'Dark City' for the tweens. I was literally dragged, kicking and screaming, by friends because they wanted to revel in the awfulness of the film rather than choose a film with more rewarding gifts to offer. If you've ever wanted to sit through a 98 minute Meatloaf music video, 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' might be just what the doctor ordered! Let me confess that I had no desire to see this film.

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