Ruben Brandt, Collector
critic Reviews
, 82% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Ruben Brandt, Collector is flawed from a storytelling standpoint, but the eye-catching animation is more than enough to make this offbeat thriller well worth watching.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMarc SavlovAustin Chronicle
Ruben Brandt, Collector is an intricately plotted, hyper-stylized piece of eye candy with art - the love of, the need for, the inability to escape from - at its wildly beating heart.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMichael PhillipsChicago Tribune
A satisfying heist movie, animated or live-action, requires more selectivity and less clutter than this one. The movie dashes by door after door, but it lacks the key.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCarlos AguilarThe Playlist
It merits being counted as one of the decade's best and most wildly original animated triumphs.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBill GoodykoontzArizona Republic
If you love art, "Ruben Brandt, Collector" is a non-stop visual fest, from the first frame till the last.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatthew LickonaSan Diego Reader
Writer-director Milorad Krstic pads out what probably should have been a fascinating animated short - about an art therapist who is himself tormented by nightmares featuring characters from famous paintings - with drawn-out bits of ludicrous action.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter HowellToronto Star
This is Krstic's first feature and it's obvious that he has visual flair to spare. If he can only find a story worthy of it, he'd have a real work of film art.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGrant WatsonFiction Machine
It is joyfully inventive and utterly strange.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard CrouseRichard Crouse
You'll want to watch this more than once just to catch all the references. The imagery will seem familiar but like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse this movie takes familiar images and tropes and forms them into something fresh and exciting.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDennis Harvey48 Hills
... even if its considerable invention lies strictly on the surface, that surface constitutes an impressively ambitious and imaginative leap...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSura WoodBay Area Reporter
A feast for fine art aficionados and movie buffs.
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