Review: The Collector

The Collector is a new entry into the horror film genre. The basic premise is that a man attempts to rob a house. What he doesn't know at first is that a sadistic killer is in the house torturing the family that lives there. He soon finds out that the killer has rigged the house with many deadly traps. Now the robber has to save the family members and get them out of the house before the killer realizes that he is there.

The premise of The Collector is a new one. I was actually surprised that someone came up with something this original. The story is set up with a killer and someone that serves strictly as an anti killer, if that makes sense.

Now the premise was good, but the execution of that plan was not as good. Think of this movie in this way, if you have seen any of the Saw movies you have seen The Collector. The scenario is played out as a what if Jigsaw came to your house type deal. There are plenty of moments that you cringe at and want to turn away from. That is exactly the place where most horror movies fail. The movie itself is not scary, it just has a lot of bloody, gory and disgusting sequences. They even try to give a cheap scare at the end of the title sequence. I shouldn't be too hard on this movie in particular though as most horror movies now fall under this category. Perhaps this type of movie is an example of what is wrong with the horror movie genre, nothing is created simply to scare you.

The Collector is worth watching at least once, but in my opinion you can wait and.....

Rent It.