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Being a shotwtune queen, perhaps I have a different perspective on this issue. To me, when a show tells me it's an opera, I expect it to be sung-through. I expect there to be both arias and recitative. Repo is definitely an opera in that sense. I remember hearing a complaint years ago when the movie of Evita came out. This guy on the radio actually said, "I like the story, but they kept singing!"
Repo certainly has its flaws. First and foremost is the story. Too many unanswered questions and too many convoluted plot complications. The acting was hot and cold. Paul Sorvino and Anthony Head were very good. Sarah Brightman and (yes, it pains me to say this) Paris Hilton were also very effective in their roles. I would have liked to see more (both literally and figuratively) of Terrance Zdunich as the Graverobber.
I didn't hate the film. There were many things I actually liked about it. But overall it left me very confused and unsatisfied.
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