The Collectors

Van Dien and Fox (of the L.A. Lakers and Vanessa Williams' other half) come off as mismatched hit-men in this off-beat drama. Oxenberg out of her element as an English-born detective sent from Louisiana to put an end to their reign of "terror" (?). This movie had me wondering halfway through it...WHERE THE HECK WERE THEIR SOUTHERN ACCENTS??? Maybe lost with their talents in the script.

The current IMDb rating is rather poor. That's a shame. I just finished watching it on cable and found it enjoyable. It's not the top of my list, but the ending left me with mixed emotions: on the one hand, I got liking the characters enough that I had my own set of hopes for them, on the other I had my sense of "do something that's not a cliché." I won't say which won.

The film has a good sense of its own plot. I trace that to the one line where -- after a nearly implausible plot twist -- A.K. mutters "I should have bought a lottery ticket." (or something like that; I'm going by memory)

If you get a chance to catch the film, and don't mind a little tittie exposure (from the adult club scenes), it's no waste of time.

I had a boring Saturday night to watch this and "Sniper" and I think the IMDb scores for the films should have been swapped. I had trouble caring for the lead characters in "Sniper," but I found myself pulling for A.K. and Ray. I think the bad reviews came from trying to compare this to Tarantino films. If you don't, it works just fine.

This is undoubtably the greatest crime movie of ALL time. Casper Van Dien makes the transition from Starship Troopers as well as Rick Fox does from the basketball court. It is a tale like no other. Two partners in crime, who hail from different world, join together to commit the scandel of a century. One is black, one is white, yet somehow, amidst their differences, through hard times, deadly circumstances and the wittiest of dialogues, they realize they are not that divided and prevail. If you have enough money, I would suggest you tattoo the words, "The Collectors," to your forehead and to the foreheads of your progeny. Then hop on a plane to some third world nation, spreading its word to the sick and the starving. Rick, you Fox!

The on-screen interactions between Casper Van Dien and Rick Fox (I) are natural and unrehearsed. Their characters literally flow through the dialog. I wonder if they are close friends off screen, for them to make this movie look so easy. Now, I don't know if real 'Collector's' work like they portrayed the parts, but I bet they wish they did. It would undoubtedly make their job much easier.

I started out just turning to the channel for some background entertainment while I worked on a computer project. Well, the computer project didn't even get started because I stayed focused on this movie throughout. I gave it a nine, because I like to see movies where the actors/actresses don't look like they're trying hard, but instead, look like they are enjoying making it.

Ak and ray ( casper van mullet dien and rick fox) are small timers, in nyc. And seem to be up to no good. They are professional killers. They have a weird buddy buddy relationship. Van dien had just done starship and shark attack. Beaucoup de female nudity, which explains the R rating. Some pretty rough language. The music never matches the scene....another demerit. When the killers are threatening the guy who owes a ton of money, we hear upbeat circus music. Lots of saxophone. I don't think they spent much on the music budget. Co-stars the beautiful cathy oxenberg as detective bailey, trying to catch up with the killers. The dialogue is terrible; they should have done a script tune up. The two dudes are best friends, then yell at each other for no reason. Another demerit. Directed by sidney furie... no oscars. This one is pretty cheesy. Sometimes films are way under-rated on imdb, but this one deserves its low rating. Van dien currently has nine projects in development.