Alex Cox, making his directing debut, reveals a facility for visual anarchy but little evidence that he has much control over his material.

As a first feature to be written and directed by Alex Cox, an Englishman living in the United States, Repo Man must be considered a commendable achievement, though ultimately it fails to sustain its initial promise of an original subject and style.

Repo Man is the saltiest, sweetest, most sublimely sleazy tickle in the Los Angeles ribs. If it doesn't convulse you with belly laughs, then you're a stiff.

"Repo Man" ultimately begins to sag under the weight of its relentless pessimism and the foul language used to express it.