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The Collector
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29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 6 out of 11
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  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. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    50
    Making his directorial debut, Dunstan displays a knack for building suspense. And yet, weirdly, amidst all the requisite blood spray, one senses a reluctance on the filmmaker's part to linger lovingly over the pierced skins and protruding entrails of the killer's various victims.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    50
    Either you go for this sort of extreme, senseless gore or you don't. With its plot and lead performance, The Collector is, at least, an unusual specimen.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    42
    For his directorial debut, The Collector, Dunstan streamlines the "Saw" concept slightly by silencing the killer and focusing more intently on a house that's been converted into a jury-rigged deathtrap.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    The Collector feels like the final, welcome nail in the bizarrely popular torture-porn coffin.
  7. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    30
    As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked Collector in a maze of lethal invention--the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg--while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    25
    The result is a sub-"Saw" knockoff that manages to be brutal yet monotonous, not to mention monstrously unpleasant.
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    20
    In the absence of a sturdy, plausible foundation on which to hook all those grisly bits, the film, originally a Dimension release, tends to play out more like a protracted "Saw" outtake reel.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    20
    Offers agony in a vacuum, a villain without a motive and a hero with more personal problems than lines of dialogue.
  11. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    12
    Another helping of egregious slicing and slashing.
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4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
  1. 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.… Full Review »
  2. asylumspadez
    2
    From the writers of Saw...we give you...another film that is simply a poor rip off of a dying franchise. The Collector does nothing to seperate itself from other films in a similar catagory (Saw...). While the villian does have a lot of potential and could be one of the newest horror movie icons to come out, The Collector doesnt do him any justice at all. The acting was suprisingly solid however lack of orginality ruined its potential.… Full Review »
  3. Ruler101
    7
    I thought this was a successful thriller movie. It got under your skin and made you pray that it never happens to you. The things this guy set up to keep people in/out are disturbing to think someone thought about it and then wrote about it for a movie. thank god that person is a writer and not a serial killer.… Full Review »
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