Killer Collector (2016) (aka: Storage Locker 181 | The Last Bid Cassi Thomson, Casper Van Dien, Samantha Cope, Randy Wayne, Tom Wright, Grace Van Dien) Movie Review

Killer Collector (2016)   3/53/53/53/53/5


Cassi Thomson in Killer Collector (2016) (aka: Storage Locker 181 | The Last Bid)

Van Dien's in the Storage Wars

Following a robbery which went bad and ended up with a murder, Dayton (Casper Van Dien - Fire Twister) finds himself pulled over and arrested for grand theft auto with the cops unaware of his part in the robbery and murder of a bride to be. After going down and doing 18 months, Dayton is released and learns that two young girls, Annette (Cassi Thomson - Left Behind) and Molly (Samantha Cope), bought his storage locker at a storage locker auction unaware that not only does it contain evidence of all his crimes but also personal effects belonging to his late mother. Now Dayton is hell bent on getting his locker back and will eliminate anyone who gets in his way.

When I am not watching and reviewing movies I tend to have the TV on as background noise and on occasion have found myself watching "Storage Hunters" and also "Storage Wars". Well I guess the writers of "Killer Collector", which also goes by the name of "Storage Locker 181" and also "The Last Bid", were fans of these TV shows with this thriller based around two friends unwittingly buying the stolen goods of a thief turned killer in a storage locker auction and of course ending up in danger when the killer comes after them as he wants his stuff back. But rather than keeping things simple the writers also give the killer a quirk of robbing and murdering brides to be meaning his storage locker has a fair few bridal dresses on mannequins.

Casper Van Dien in Killer Collector (2016) (aka: Storage Locker 181 | The Last Bid)

Now for the most "Killer Collector"/"Storage Locker 181"/"The Last Bid" is comparable to many a modern made for TV movie as it tells a story, doesn't quite to get to grips with creating tension and features a good looking cast. And being comparable to many a modern TV movie there is some dodgy moments of dialogue and dodgy acting to go with it. But in truth this is the sort of movie you expect to have certain flaws and in truth in only his third time behind the camera as director Casper Van Dien acquits himself nicely by keeping things simple, keeping them ticking over and keeping it clean with no experimental camera work which fails.

Now what that means is that for the most "Killer Collector"/"Storage Locker 181"/"The Last Bid" is pretty standard stuff where we have the bad guy stalking a couple of damsels until one ends in distress and the other ends up in danger. But it has its plus points and Cassi Thomson as Annette comes across as so likeable it is hard to dislike her character even when she has the cheesiest of lines to deliver. And then we have Casper Van Dien doing sinister killer in a suit looking a lot younger than he is. His performance isn't anything special until we get a scene where as Dayton he goes deranged and suddenly we have this psycho killer who sounds like a spoilt child throwing a tantrum and whether intentional or not it is one of the movie's few highlights.

What this all boils down to is that I would be lying if I said "Killer Collector"/"Storage Locker 181"/"The Last Bid" was anything special as it is for the most a typical modern made for TV thriller with little in the way of tension and mainly a good looking cast. But it is surprisingly entertaining, partly for its cheesy side and partly for one scene of Casper Van Dien letting rip with a hilarious psycho tantrum.


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