July 1, 2010
Repo Men
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010 In the future, artificial organ transplants are commonplace. But they’re still pricey, so you can pay on the installment plan. The fine print, however, stipulates that if you can’t make the payments, Jude Law and Forest Whitaker will show up and, well, see title. Clearly before health care […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010
In the future, artificial organ transplants are commonplace. But they’re still pricey, so you can pay on the installment plan. The fine print, however, stipulates that if you can’t make the payments, Jude Law and Forest Whitaker will show up and, well, see title. Clearly before health care reform. But then Jude suffers a catastrophic accident and wakes up with an artificial heart and a big bill to pay. It’s weakly satirical of corporate power (a marvelously oily Liev Schreiber), and at times tongue-in-cheek. But this blood-soaked, one-note movie fails to sustain interest for its nearly two-hour running time.