Repo Men

What an interesting time the nadir of the financial crisis was in movies. Rage at a nebulous financial system was hot in many parts of the country, and Hollywood wanted to try to take advantage of that with movies that reflected the mood. Repo Men is an unsuccessful movie, in large part, but it’s more interesting as a time capsule and for its twist (which, while unoriginal, actually makes some of the stuff preceding it a bit more interesting and amusing).

The first twenty minutes or so are t...