It's hard to know what to say about a movie like "The Collector", because it can be summed up so briefly. It's like a low-rent version of "Saw".The movie is about a guy who intends to burgle a house he has done some handyman work at to pay a debt to some loan sharks. He breaks in there, but finds another criminal has already visited the place and filled it with traps.That's basically it.The comparison to the "Saw" movies, I feel, is going to be unfavourable from most people in the audience, because the traps in this one aren't nearly as creative.One weird detail is that the shiny-eyed, masked serial killer in the movie is played by Juan Fernandez, the Dominican actor who Charles Bronson attempted to make eat his own watch in the sleaze classic "Kinjite". In any other horror flick the masked killer is always played by a stunt-man, but here, they chose a fifty-something year old actor, who never takes his mask off?Weird.

The writer of "Saw IV" and V directed this one and it is similarly a work of greatness. It doesn't have a the budget or acting power of a Saw sequel but it evens out to be an amazing home invasion thriller/horror. I highly enjoyed it.You get to see the morality of a person tested, in a way like "Saw." Any artist who works on such a powerful franchise as "Saw" is bound to carry over some stuff. Don't go into it expecting that because it's very different but the quality of film-making is on par with that and the horror conventions the collector has assembled in this home invasion film beg a comparison.I recommend this film most for the thriller aspect, though the horror is right there all the way through. I enjoy watching good vs. evil on screen, especially when the writer/director teases the audience with who is the most moral and does it ever change in the movie. With better acting and more of a high tech look, I'd have given this thriller a 10/10. It is still an awesome film that I recommend.

"The Collector" is a fairly good way to spend 90 minutes or so in front of your TV screen. No, this isn't "The Shining" or "The Exorcist," and it was flawed as hell, but the cinematography and inventiveness of boobie traps won't disappoint.It took a while before I committed myself to this movie because of the the name. "The Collector." What does that say? Nothing, IMHO. Sometimes I think that films, especially horror, should have an ear-catching title to reel people in; unfortunately, "The Collector" just isn't one of them. Because the name is lame I immediately thought the movie would be lame, too. It wasn't. It was fast-edited like any contemporary thriller, and it was gory as f*ck. Some of the scenes and behaviours of a few characters was non-believable to the point of absurd, but still, the move has great potential. Can't wait for part 2.

If you are looking for a movie that will keep your mind on the film and make you forget about everything else for the duration of the movie, then this is it. The story is original and it will keep you entertained and most of all guessing. It has a great claustrophobic atmosphere. The film gets into the action very quickly. The film has a true dreadful feeling as the trapped burglar Arkin played convincingly by Josh Stewart (The hunted, Law abiding citizen) tries his best to save the family and escape. Stewart gives the character depth and emotion. Marcus Dunstans direction is excellent as he admirably builds up the tension and suspense. He is the writer of Saw 4, 5, 6 n 7, Feast 1, 2, 3 n Piranha 3DD. The traps are some of the best to date. This movie is very scary and intense and well acted. The camera work is excellent and the film comes across as extremely dark and claustrophobic. The soundtrack is perfectly in tune with the feel of the movie and really heightens the timing of each of the scares.