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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: One of the more doltish entries in the torture subgenre. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: The early scenes promise a potentially novel cross between heist and extreme horror, but those hopes are quickly dashed. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: One trap leaves a woman impaled on a movie screen, producing an image that succinctly if literally sums up a genre's cynicism. Read more
Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times: Critiquing the filmic technique of this blatant horror franchise-bait is akin to quibbling with the shade of lipstick on a slaughtered pig. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A sub-Saw knockoff that manages to be brutal yet monotonous, not to mention monstrously unpleasant. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The editing and camera work are self-consciously stylish, as if to say "We're better than this." But the human and moral components are shortchanged. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Watching The Collector becomes an experience not so much of dread as big virtual ouches. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: If you didn't already know The Collector was written by two Saw franchise hacks, and directed by one of them, it would soon become as obvious as a fish hook to the face. Read more