Critics Scoreboard
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Average Critic Score:
75
(11 sources)
75
(11 sources)
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90
The New York Times
The real thing. It's a sneakily rude, truly zany farce that treats its lunatic characters with a solemnity that perfectly matches the way in which they see themselves. Read Full Review » -
90
Variety
Repo Man has the type of unerring energy that leaves audiences breathless and entertained. Read Full Review » -
89
Austin Chronicle
Cox, who wrote and directed the film, creates a strange but hilarious view of our culture, a brilliant satire on modern society...deserves the same respect and attention given to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "This Is Spinal Tap," two films that define the cult category. Read Full Review » -
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A non-stop, shoestring trip with more adventures and a helluva lot more smarts than you'll find in most American movies...All in all, there's more plain fun to be had here in 10 minutes than in a whole hour on the road with that jerk Indiana Jones. Read Full Review » -
75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is the kind of movie that baffles Hollywood, because it isn't made from any known formula and doesn't follow the rules. Read Full Review » -
70
TV Guide
One of the most original films of recent memory, with an edge of black humor and punk sensibility--wickedly funny, ceaselessly inventive, and never boring. Read Full Review » -
70
The New Yorker
The attraction of the movie is its friendly, light tone, its affectlessness, and its total lack of humanity. [6 Aug 1984, p.72] Read Full Review » -
70
Time
No wonder adolescents have taken Repo Man for their own. Lifting its hood is like peering into a teen-ager's mind: miswired and noisy, Repo Man is capable of fast starts and amazing cornering. [4 Feb 1985] Read Full Review » -
70
Washington Post
It's a quirky film -- extremely profane and violent -- a respite from reverential sigh-fi. It's like visiting the bus depot late at night, and finding you kind of like it. [14 Sept 1984] Read Full Review » -
60
Chicago Reader
Cox's style is a step beyond camp into a comedy of pure disgust; much of the film is churlishly unpleasant, but there's a core of genuine anger that gives the project an emotional validation lacking in the flabby American comedies of the early 80s. Read Full Review » -
60
Film Threat
If anyone can figure out the cosmic significance of the film's omnipresent pine tree car fresheners, you're a better man than me. Read Full Review »
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