The Collector (2009/I)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Marcus Dunstan

Writers (WGA):

Patrick Melton (screenplay) &
Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

He always takes one

Plot:

Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps. |

Plot Keywords:

Debt | Trap | Hidden Safe | Acid | Fall Through Staircase

Cast

Madeline Zima	...	Jill
Andrea Roth	...	Victoria
Josh Stewart	...	Arkin
Daniella Alonso	...	Lisa
Robert Wisdom	...	Roy
Juan Fernández	...	The Collector
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Michael
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Sheriff
Haley Pullos	...	Cindy (as Haley Alexis Pullos)
Diane Ayala Goldner	...	Gena Wharton
Krystal Mayo	...	Dancer
Karley Scott Collins	...	Hannah
Alex Feldman	...	Chad
Michael Showers	...	Deputy sheriff
Bill Stinchcomb	...	Bar Patron
Hiro Koda	...	Medic #2
Brett Forbes	...	Office Hoss Wiggins
Eric Kelly McFarland	...	Firefighter
Jabari Thomas	...	Medic
John Snell	...	Yard Worker
Colvin Roberson	...	Roy's Driver / Bodyguard

Also Known As:

The Midnight Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive sadistic bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45306) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Mansfield, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Fortress Features

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The alarm panel is Napco but the control panel is a different manufacturer.

Very well done gory film but A LOT of plot holes.

If you are the type of movie watcher who loves movies like Saw and Hostel because of its gore then you will definitely love the gory parts of this movie. Personally, i think that this movie's goriness knocks off Saw and Hostel out of the way. On the other hand, i also think the gory parts is what made the movie survive. Throughout watching this film i felt this movie was like the type of movie made by a novice director or could be placed in the category of an independent movie which i felt didn't have the right budget as other scary movies did for the director to film. I don't know though its just the feeling i got as compared to other big hit scary movies. i may be confused with the acting, which i wasn't too happy about. Like i mentioned earlier , if it didn't have gore it would be one of the worst movies i would have ever seen in 2009! Hands down! the WORST part of the movie is the plot holes, when you leave the theater you will ask yourself hundreds of questions about the events that occurred and why and who. . etc. So if you are the type of person who hates that than don't see this movie!