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The Tax Collector
2020 95 min United States of America R 18+
★4.6
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: David Ayer
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Description
David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to Los Angeles that puts everything David loves in harm’s way.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$1.04M
Worldwide:
$942,666
Starring
Bobby Soto
Actor
Cinthya Carmona
Actor
Shia LaBeouf
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2021
— Worst Supporting Actor
Key opinion
The Tax Collector is widely considered a disappointing effort from director David Ayer, failing to live up to the standard of his earlier gritty crime dramas. While the film is praised by some for its atmospheric visuals and the intensity of Shia LaBeouf’s performance, critics largely agree that it suffers from a thin script, underdeveloped characters, and a disjointed narrative.
| Acting | Shia LaBeouf delivers an intense and standout performance, though critics disagree on whether his character is profoundly realized or ultimately trivial. | |
| Screenplay | The script is widely criticized for relying on clichés and offering a shallow, thin narrative that struggles to balance its crime-thriller elements with soap-opera melodrama. | |
| Direction | The director’s attempt to craft a gritty, realistic underworld is undermined by caricatured villains and a lack of emotional empathy for the protagonists. | |
| Production | The film’s atmosphere and aesthetic style receive both praise for their immersive, romanticized visual quality and criticism for feeling like an incoherent, superficial spectacle. |