Repeater (2022) User Reviews

Barely watchable bottom of the bargain bin B-movie.

[Top_Dawg_Critic · 5/10 · 29 July 2023]

This mess just dragged out too long and was horribly slowly paced. There were too many long dragged out and mostly unnecessary scenes, and the lame slow-mo effects became cringe very fast. This film needed at least 20 mins shaved off, and played back at 1.2x speed to "maybe" be effective as somewhat of a suspenseful action thriller. As it was, it was just too lame and difficult to not get bored watching and waiting for the next scene.

There were many plot holes and sappy scenes, especially the ending that was 50/50 laughable or cringe. The score was annoyingly loud, too constant and overbearing - typical B-film noise. Co-writer and director R. Ellis Frazier gave us a sappy, underwhelming and cliched hit-man story that's been done many times before, and all much better. The minimal action was barely adequate to call this film an action movie. Not even sure how or why newb inexperienced actor Paul Sidhu got the lead roll in this, he has no acting skills and wasn't convincing at all as a hitman whatsoever, plus he barely seemed awake in most scenes. The only one that was close to convincing as a hitman, was the Bri-ish dude, and even he, barely, although the black leather gloves did give him some street-cred lol.

Staying Alive South of the Border

[lavatch · 5/10 · 11 May 2023]

In "Repeater," the protagonist John Smith was a multi-dimensional mercenary killer. He will take almost any job, and they include substantial payoffs. But as the film unfolds, it is clear that this is a killer with a conscience.

For an action film, the pace was remarkably sluggish. Many of the scenes and situations stretched credibility, such as the botched plan to murder the entrepreneur Rousseau in his hotel room.

In his present Mission Impossible-like assignment, Smith comes across old friends and foes, such as Nadia Sykes and Henrik Botha. But the most interesting relationship was the romantic connection he made with Esperanza. Their scenes together were the best in the film.

Overall, there was slapdash feeling to the editing and transitions. The goal was clearly to convey a gritty realism. But there was too much grit and not enough realism.

South of the Border Loser

[packmanproductions · 3/10 · 25 May 2023]

I wanted to like this movie but too many things made that impossible. John Smith (Sidhu) is a hitman for hire. In a convoluted story, he is being pursued by two other contract killers who all want to kill a hacker (Nick Moran) who has posted some internet info that angered a crime boss.

The script is weak and the constant soundtrack under the entire film is more than just annoying. The acting is as good as the script (poor) and that tells you all you need to know. The fight scenes are bad which explains why they were shot in mainly close-ups. Lots of bullets fly and the body count mounts up.

I got a chuckle out of a scene with traffic at the Tijuana/San Diego border. The three killers are going up and down the line of cars with guns visible and none of the commuters seems to care. Just another day in Mexico, I guess.

If you get the urge to watch this movie, do your best to fight the urge.