Amazing screenplay

This has got to be in the front running for one of the best films I have seen all year, despite the fact that it is extremely reminiscent of another Jude Law film which I didn't like (Gattica).

Set in the not-too-distant future, this movie is based on a very clever yet disturbing premise. Artificial organs such as hearts, lungs, livers, you name it, can be bought on credit, which is great for anyone who would previously have spent years waiting for a compatible donor. The only problem is, if you miss three payments on your new organ, 'The Union' has the legal right to come and reclaim it.

Introducing the phenomenal pairing of Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker! Remy and Jake are The Union's two top repo men, they have a talent for tracking people down in order to reclaim the Union's property ... by any means necessary.

Remy is arguably the best repo man in the business but his wife (understandably) doesn't approve of his job, so, she gives him an ultimatum, get a new job or get a new wife. This is not a decision he takes lightly and after a little deliberation with his partner Jake, he manages to switch to the sales department. However, poor Remy isn't what you would call a natural born salesman ... ironically he has such a guilty conscience that he actually tells the customers that if they default on payments someone will come and forcibly remove their organ.

Needless to say, his career as a salesman is short-lived and he is sent back to work as a repo man. This doesn't sit well, as his wife is on the verge of leaving him and he desperately wants to find another job (much to Jake's dissatisfaction). He agrees to do one final job for The Union, repossess the heart of a former music legend ... a heavy task considering that he is a huge fan. However, as Remy puts it: "Who better to take a man's heart then someone who appreciates it?"

During the assignment a piece of equipment malfunctions and Remy wakes up in a hospital ... with a nice expensive Union heart in place of his own. His boss tells him in no uncertain terms, if he doesn't keep working for the Union he can't afford to pay for his new organ and, well, he knows what happens when people miss payments!

After his near death experience Remy develops a new found respect for life and finds it hard to continue killing innocent people ... especially since he is now in the same boat. Jake becomes angry that his partner (and best friend) is a shadow of his former self, and does his best to help him rediscover his killer instinct.

As the film progresses Remy meets a beautiful singer, who has had more work done than Pamela Anderson, and is past due on her payments. Instead of trying to repossess her organs he tries to help her escape the reach of the Union, which would be much easier if Jake wasn't hunting them down.

I thought that this was a really good idea for a film, the screenplay was amazing and the on-screen chemistry between Law and Whitaker was so good; I actually managed to take Law seriously as a tough guy!