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Repo! The Genetic Opera
Metascore
32 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sean O'Neal
    75
    Piles on the glam-rock spectacle and coal-black comedy at such a brusque pace that it often seems in danger of rattling off the rails entirely.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    This would-be cult film is unlikely to inspire "Rocky Horror"-style devotion.
  3. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Jenni Miller
    50
    While Repo! is obviously no "Zauberflöte," it does offer up spectacle on an operatic scale.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Mariko McDonald
    50
    Only time will tell whether REPO! can live up to its cult potential, but the potential is most definitely there.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    50
    It's not often you come across a film as unique as this, and while my taste for liver, lights, and sweetbreads isn't what it once was, this is still a fine post-Halloween aperitif, with guts to spare.
  6. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    50
    Paris Hilton also turns up, still trying to be famous for more than being famous. She has a ways to go.
  7. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    40
    Check out the trailer before you commit to this one; if it's for you, you'll know instantly. And if it's not, you'll know that, too.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    40
    Feels destined to please a campy coterie of fans and no one else.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    There probably aren't enough futuristic Goth rock musicals, but Repo! The Genetic Opera is weak on a couple of things a musical needs: music and lyrics.
  10. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Sean Howe
    33
    If steampunk bloodbaths aren't for you, it's a long wait for the fat lady to sing.
  11. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    25
    The biggest mystery about Repo! The Genetic Opera is why the grisly Goth-horror musical is opening the week after Halloween. The second-biggest mystery is why this unfunny, unscary, preposterous bloodbath about organ transplants is opening at all.
  12. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    20
    So over-the-top it's purple. At the same time, it's not too many lengths of intestine beyond some mainstream movies, "Sweeney Todd" being the most obvious comparison.
  13. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    12
    Misery is enduring this Rocky Horror Paris Show.
  14. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    10
    The grim finality of the ensuing pietà suggests the last act of Hamlet or, rather, Hamlet 2--so embarrassing that, for the first time, I wanted to avert my eyes from the screen, although that might have also been because Repo! appears to have been shot with a cell phone.
  15. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    10
    The film is bad -- not good-bad, tacky-bad or fun-bad, just plain awful and nearly unwatchable.
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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 55
  3. Negative: 7 out of 55
  1. MechMarine
    8
    Generally, this movie is based upon the music. If you are short on cash and can only buy the soundtrack, do so. The plot is not a huge thing, but it is a very interesting concept. Much more of a dark outlook than Repo Men. If you ever want to find someone who knows this, just tell them what Zydrate comes in. Definitely not a normal movie. Whether that is good or bad is your choice.… Full Review »
  2. XaeroA
    9
    A brilliant film with fantastic acting, story, visuals and soundtrack. Intelligent and unique with subtle commentary on the compulsions and conditions of our kind. Not the highest budget film but makes up for it in originality and actually having something new to bring to the board rather than just being another mindless action romp. Also has a disturbing Gothic charm which is an unusual selling point. 9/10 because some areas of the plot could really have been expanded upon.… Full Review »
  3. heymaddie
    10
    The music was catchy, the effects were good, the plot was unpredictable, and I was entertained the entire time. This dark-art film is truly the Rocky Horror of this generation.… Full Review »
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