Repo Man

Repo Man

I think I need to watch this one again, because I did not expect any of it. I knew it was about punk rock kids and that it's an Alex Cox film, but there's a whole other element that I was totally not expecting.

Emilio Estevez plays an aimless, disillusioned youth who has hippie parents and hangs with punk kids. He gets tricked into hanging out with repo men, and ends up becoming one of them. All day they repossess poor people's cars and that sometimes goes well and sometimes doesn't. Also, there's aliens. Or mutants. Or something. This is where I get lost.

I really like the cinematography and the characters, and I think they both help to create a unique and memorable world. I just didn't get the sci-fi element. Again, I'd love to give this one another watch because I feel like I can't properly talk about the film without understanding this element, but I really like the performances from Emilio Estevez and the late great Harry Dean Stanton. I just don't get the thing with the trunk and the flying green car.

I feel bad even posting this review, but this is kinda all I got. I really liked Walker, another Alex Cox film, but I just didn't get this one. One day I'll return to it. Promise.