The Collection
Directed by Marcus Dunstan
- horror
- thriller
The story
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
What it’s like
Murky, desaturated greens and browns, with sickly fluorescent light bleeding across concrete and rusted metal, and a warehouse that feels cramped and airless. The camera stays close and jittery during chases and trap sequences, then lingers on mechanical contraptions and their victims, and the score is a low, thudding industrial drone that spikes into stingers. It's a hard, grungy thriller with a lean, relentless pace: a battered survivor is forced back into danger with a ragtag crew of mercenaries, and the tension comes from one trap after another rather than from quiet dread. Intensity is high. Expect graphic gore, torn flesh, bloody torture and brutal, sudden deaths, with fear delivered through shock and cruelty more than suspense. This suits viewers who want a nasty, gore-forward horror sequel to play loud on a dark night, not anything gentle. It's for fans of splatter-heavy trap films who enjoy mercenary grit and a sadistic villain.
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