Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) Review

I review Darren Lynn Bousman's "Repo! The Genetic Opera" released in 2008. Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 American science fiction, gothic rock[4] musical horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman with a soundtrack produced by Japanese rock star Yoshiki. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, which was written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre, and Terrance Zdunich. Repo! premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in July 2008,[1] followed by a very limited release on November 7, 2008, on seven screens in Pasadena, Chicago, Mobile, Charlotte, Kansas City, Toronto and Ottawa. The film initially received mixed to negative reviews, but gained a cult following similar to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, managing even to fill theaters worldwide with costumed fans performing Shadowcast versions of the movie, which Smith and Zdunich often visit to meet fans.