The Tax Collector
GEM Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): August 7, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
IGNZaki HasanAug 4, 2020
Bolstered by a diverse and interesting cast of a kind we don’t see nearly enough, it paints a vivid portrait of the seedier side of the Los Angeles underworld. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 6, 2020
The Tax Collector is an underachieving, exceedingly violent urban gangster film with a meandering storyline and a contrived final twist. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAug 3, 2020
Despite a lot of admirable aims, such as creating layered roles for the Latino acting community and spending production dollars in areas that could benefit from the economic boost, this grim bloodbath feels too routine to be of much interest. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 4, 2020
The Tax Collector fails on Ayer’s watch. The script is something of a muddle, with abrupt, illogical turns and too much time spent immersing us in Ayer’s version of LA Latinx culture, with a gang twist. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyAug 5, 2020
Does The Tax Collector sound intriguingly bizarre? In actuality, it’s a tediously paced procedural about work-life balance in which suspense-free displays of hackneyed gangbanger signage are filled in with a few flashbacks that look like they were a cut from a much more exciting movie. Read full review
33
IndieWireEric KohnAug 3, 2020
Even when The Tax Collector finds a steadier purpose as a taut revenge thriller, it’s mostly just a slog of vulgar threats and violent outbursts, trading substance for anger until the credits bring some measure of peace. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 6, 2020
LaBeouf, like his castmates — in particular, the talented Chelsea Rendon from the STARZ drama, “Vida” — is constrained throughout by the weight of the stereotyping and dialogue that doesn’t stand a chance against the violence. Read full review
30
TheWrapSteve PondAug 5, 2020
It trots out a lot of posturing and a lot of gang-movie clichés but flails instead of giving us much reason to care. Read full review
30
Screen RantSandy SchaeferAug 3, 2020
There's a sense of respect for both the L.A. gang codes and Latinx cultural traditions on display, but they're let down by the the film's plot and characters. Combined with Ayer's continued storytelling missteps, The Tax Collector amounts to a lot of blood and brutality without the soulfulness to match. Read full review
20
We Got This CoveredAsher LubertoAug 14, 2020
The Tax Collector flings blood, guts, testosterone and Latinx characters to the wall to see what sticks. And in many ways, it pulls that off, especially when all those things are literally splattered on walls. Read full review
16
The PlaylistJason BaileyAug 3, 2020
All this movie has to say is that David Ayer enjoys creating misery, and sharing it. What a repugnant, hateful piece of work this is. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarAug 7, 2020
One of the most atrocious viewing experiences of the year, “The Tax Collector” relies on a trite visual language built on obvious flashbacks and bland imagery that match the unimaginatively dreadful writing where every Latino in sight is a gangster. Read full review
10
VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 4, 2020
Bloody, barely coherent and about as fun as having your face dragged across asphalt from a moving SUV. Read full review
0
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAug 7, 2020
Once you get past the horrifically casual racist stereotypes, non-existent character depth, incoherent plotting, clichéd dialogue, and baffling editing, what’s perhaps most insulting is how numbingly boring the whole affair ended up. If you’re going to make a movie this lazily, at least try to make it fun! Read full review
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