This piece of trash was so bad I was actually moved to write a review. I want to save you wasting your time watching it. You're welcome. I mean, who thought this movie was a good idea? Who sat down around a table and said "yeah, let's tell the story of some gang guys collecting their taxes until it all goes wrong." Were they under the impression it's never been done before? Did they feel they had something new to offer this overcrowded genre? Because if they did, they were sorely mistaken. It just lurched from one cliche to the next; Main character collects from the nastiest gangs in LA - but really, he's a teddy bear with a heart of gold. Ugh. A family man. Ugh. And a man of God and morals. Ugh. We had awful buddy chats in the car (a wee laugh about the fact they're psychopathic killers). Then we had moments with the kids to drive home the idea they're really good guys. Cut to a martial arts training montage reminiscent of bad 80's straight to video action flicks. Flashbacks to happier days like something a teenager would do in a 48hour film fest (but at least they'd do it with a sense of irony). And if that wasn't bad enough, the writers even added some clumsy exposition to make sure we could keep up (with an infantile plot a 4 year old could follow?). There was violence sure - if you like that kind of thing, but it was artlessly done and for the most part, unnecessary . Acting? Ugh. Art direction and grade. Ugh. Just the opening credits were enough to make me want to leave. They looked as poorly conceived, dated, and rushed out as the rest of the film. Seriously, what were they thinking when they decided to make this crap?
Review of The Tax Collector
