The local branch of The Union is run by Frank (LIEV SCHREIBER) who has a team of such repo men at his disposal, and two of the best are Remy (JUDE LAW) and Jake (FOREST WHITAKER) who've known each other since they were kids. But Remy's wife, Carol (CARICE VAN HOUTEN), doesn't like his grisly line of work and would rather him get into sales and thus be a better role model for their young son, Peter (CHANDLER CANTERBURY).
Jake doesn't think that's a good idea, but Remy finally agrees, although not before one last repo job. During that, however, malfunctioning equipment injures him, resulting in him waking up with an artificial heart in his chest. Shocked at the development and now needing to continue being a repo man for the higher pay after Carol has kicked him out, Remy tries to return to his old line of work. But he's unexpectedly developed empathy for those in similar situations and can't continue, thus putting him behind in his payments.
With time running out before his heart is repossessed, Remy goes on the run with fellow transplant recipient Beth (ALICE BRAGA), hoping to avoid Jake and other repo men who are now after him.
Violence consists of all sorts of extremely graphic deaths via a variety of weapons, as well as hard fighting and the striking of others. In addition to the related blood and gore that creates, various scenes feature people cutting into themselves and others, all in a grisly fashion. Some of that behavior might be enticing for kids to imitate, and those scenes and moments of peril might be unsettling and/or suspenseful for some viewers.
Bad attitudes are present, as is tense family material and thematic elements. Drinking occurs in several scenes, there's one brief bit of smoking, and some sort of drug is rubbed on gums before said surgical procedures.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that from Remy's car zipping by street lights, thus causing a flashing effect.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some camera movement (nothing too bad) from time to time in the film.
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(2010) (Jude Law, Forest Whitaker) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Extreme
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Extreme
Mild
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Minor
Heavy
Heavy
Extreme
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Reviewed March 16, 2010 / Posted March 19, 2010
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