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29 out of 100

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5.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Starring: Andrea Roth, Josh Stewart, Juan Fernández
  • Summary: For handyman and ex-con Arkin, a quiet home and a family on vacation is an “opportunity”. For inside the house lies a jeweler’s safe, and inside the safe is a gem – his only hope for repaying a debt to his ex-wife and keeping what’s left of his family intact. Unfortunately for Arkin, inside the house is also a box containing the latest addition to a collection catalogued in blood, bone and tears. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked “Collector” in a maze of lethal invention. (Freestyle Releasing)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 6 out of 11
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    70
    With both feet planted firmly on the sticky accelerator of the torture-porn vehicle, The Collector is a surprisingly stylish and confident high-concept thriller.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    50
    The Collector's destructive behavior enters the realm of the ridiculous before it ever touches the land of evil-badassness.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    The Collector feels like the final, welcome nail in the bizarrely popular torture-porn coffin.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
  1. CJ
    10
    I loved every minute of THE COLLECTOR! This high-concept horror flick owes more to Dario Argento and the Italian giallo films of the '70s, than the recent crop of subpar SAW knock-offs and standard torture-porn fare. If you love stylish, well-made horror films (and not these big-budget H'wood remakes or PG-13 teen screamers) then please see this movie. There's already talk of a sequel.… Expand
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  2. spadenx
    5
    There really was no plot to the film what so ever. Its pretty much a serial killer who kills for the heck of it in this film, which is rather disapointing considering it was by the guys who wrote Saw 4-7 and Saw had a great story behind it. What I did like about the film was that it was a cat and mouse game that was fun to watch. Adding in violent (sometimes overly violent) traps and a few suspensful moments and you have a decent horror film. The Collector isnt bad and its worth the watch but it has a long way to go before being a respectable horror franchise.… Expand
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  3. JustinF.
    3
    I for one am a fan of the Saw movies and had high hopes for this movie that said it would redefine intensity. The premise was great but it was dumbed down by the senseless characters who came just to die 3 minutes later. Also the main character Arkin held up well acting but the character itself missed many opportunity to either get away or kill the collector. It was just uninventive torture porn.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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