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Repo Chick (2010/Industrial Entertainment Blu-ray + DVD)

 

Picture: D     Sound: C-/D     Extras: C     Film: C


Repo Man, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Repo Men, and now Repo Chick. One might observe that in recent years, the repossession trade has gotten a little bit crowded.  However, each of these films offers a different take on job... well, mostly, but we won't get into that here.  All you need to know is that this one is director Alex Cox's latest film, and a semi-sequel to his original Repo Man, starring Emilio Estevez.

The weird factor gets cranked up a few notches in this one, though, as the entire movie takes place on a miniature train layout, and features a Paris Hilton-esque socialite, Pixxi De La Chasse, as its star repo expert.  There are some explosives, terrorists, and a group's plot to spread vegetarianism and eliminate golf courses thrown in for good measure, and what we are left with is a pretty disappointing film.

Once I got over the bad green screen effect, I settled in and watching the movie for what it was, but never once did it grab me.  The plot, strange as it might be, could have worked.  But, unfortunately, much of the acting is too wooden, and the completely digital sets too hokey and distracting, that it all conspires to bring down the whole thing.

It feels as though the film as we see it is was abandoned somewhere along the line, then just cobbled together and released as if it was a finished product.  More sloppy than one might believe without having seen it, I was expecting far greater from Mr. Cox on this one.

Extras are slim, and feature only a fairly lengthy, but repetitive behind the scenes featurette, and a trailer for the film.

The image is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, but the picture quality of the film isn't really helped by the Blu-ray at all and looks worse on the DVD, if that is possible.  Everything is so cheap looking that your eyes will hurt by the end of it.  There is no magic fix for poor lighting and bad cinematography, and the high definition picture doesn't provide the least bit of help here.  Audio has been recorded under sub-par conditions, and while not the stuff of nightmares, the 5.0 sound mix does not serve the film well.

I hate to say it, but this is a release you'd do best to forget about entirely.  My excitement upon hearing of this project has been matched only by the disappointment felt after actually sitting through it.  My advice would be to bury it's existence as far back in your mind as possible, and keep warm thoughts of the original with you until all traces of this one have been removed.


 David Milchick


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