As a fan of gothic musical horror comedy films, this movie has continued to bring me joy for years on end (and has inspired many fan videos). Blind Mag is a boss and even Amber Sweet gets to be fetish fodder. Most importantly, it’s about a young woman trying to find a place in the world, and trying to find some autonomy in her life. Repo! is a unique experience, and like an opera, it is sung almost all the way through, with Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Sarah Brightman, and Terrance Zdunich delivering some amazing vocals (also Darren Smith and Zdunich’s compositions are fantastic every song has personality, and even “Seventeen” works as a Big Lipped Aligator music moment).

Her Little Mermaid journey to trying to find her place in the world is compelling, and the universe she operates in is so much fun. Alexa Vega infuses Shilo with a curiosity and strength that is really appealing as a viewer. It is fun and bombastic with a lot of heart, especially with the character of Shilo.

While not everyone is a trained singer, they all bring an electric energy to the performances that I literally can not imagine anyone else in the roles and yes, that includes Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet.

What I love most about Repo! is how fun the music is. Shilo escapes her house frequently to collect insects and Nathan is the feared Rep man, and now with Rotti’s plan to make Shilo his heir, old blood feuds rise the surface and a lot of singing happens.

Shilo, seventeen, has spent her life believing she has a blood disease and is kept locked away by her father, Nathan Wallace. The CEO of GeneCo, Rottissimo “Rotti” Largo, discovers he is terminally ill with a short life expectancy and his three children, Luigi, Pavi and Amber Sweet (Carmela Largo), are the worst and he doesn’t think they deserve his company.Īs a result, he decides to pass his fortune to Shilo, the daughter of his ex-fiancé Marni. If you can not keep up your payments then the Repoman is sent to take the organs back. GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan, which of course targets the poor. Repo! takes place in the future where plastic surgery is common and fashionable, as well as an epidemic of organ failures that has devastated the planet.

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