Ruben Brandt, Collector

  • 2018


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80 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 39
Negative reviews 16
Average Rating 3.1/5
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2.0
The noirish plot doesnt add up to much certainly not as much as youd like. EW
4.4
The black cat in douard Manets Olympia sinks its teeth into Rubens face and wont let go. Rogerebert
4.5
But Kowalski, a collector himself (his aggregation of unusual movie memorabilia will amuse film buffs), has more in common with Brandt than he realize .. Variety
2.5
The film demonstrates the power of simply inhabiting a tension and absorbing its complications, rather than demanding a resolution.
5.0
This strikingly distinctive feature should deftly sidestep reservations about the marketability of adult themed animation, generating plenty of intere .. Screen Daily
4.0
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 ..
1.5
The story never fully lives up to the ideas, and the ideas themselves are fuzzy and scattered. The New York Times
4.5
Krstis cultural cocktail blend is, if anything, polymathically perverse.
3.8
Rubens story may be as oddly illogical as any of his nightmares, but the animation here is a dreamy delight. The Globe And Mail
3.8
A clever art history primer tucked into an animated caper thriller. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
A masterful short that unfortunately has to figure out how to fill 90 minutes of screen time. Blu Ray
3.8
Its the sort of jumble that can only be pulled off in animation, since theres no way were expecting a straightforward tale from a film that looks like .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
That is a pretty straightforward plot and an interesting story, too.
2.8
The story and plot didnt really do it for me but the animation was pretty cool and it was engaging enough to recommend You Tube
4.0
But the flaws cant disguise what is truly a prodigious achievement. Rolling Stone
1.5
The film doesnt condemn Ruben Brandt, nor does it seem to think his criminality has a deeper meaning. The Wrap
3.0
Like some of Terry Gilliams movies, the surplus of ideas may be too much of a good thing. Cs Monitor
3.5
They also dont seem bound by restrictions like gravity a fall from considerable height doesnt really faze anyone, and cars dont have to stay on the ro .. Az Central
3.1
Its a clever conceit, more so for its A animation than its B plot, which has a chase scene bizarrely set to The Contours pop ditty Do You Love Me (Now .. Toronto Star
4.5
Thanks to a lucidly strong story with wildly free animation, Ruben Brandt, Collector is one of the most intoxicating and intelligent of animated films .. Film Inquiry
2.0
If you can get on the wavelength of the animation and all its strange idiosyncrasies, the predictable nature of the narrative might be something forgi .. Flickering Myth
3.0
For art lovers and film lovers alike. I might have just seen my favorite animated film of 2019. Boston Herald
2.5
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 .. Chicago Tribune
3.0
For all its deliciously intellectual fanfare, excitement is not lacking from the hypnotizing frames. The Play List
2.0
But much like the recent animated sleeper Loving Vincent, theres no substance to what were watching beyond its reference points; the characters barely .. Now Toronto
2.0
Still not convinced Just believe me when I say Ruben Brant, Collector is like nothing youve ever seen before. Patriot Ledger
1.5
Or so asserts this strangely dreamlike, altogether captivating debut feature from Slovenian born, Budapest based animator Milorad Krstic. Straight
2.0
Writer director Milorad Krstic pads out what probably should have been a fascinating animated short about an art therapist who is himself tormented by .. Sandiego Reader
3.0
More evidence that weve come a long way since we watched Bugs, Elmer and Porky. Shockya
4.4
Seek this one out as one of the most visually imaginative films of the year. A mashup of noir, heist, action, and surrealist films yields a wholly ori .. Awards Circuit
3.0
Whats so grand about Ruben Brandt isnt its story or the characters, which are both abstractions. Film Avclub
4.5
Endlessly referential, with nonstop spy movie action and refresher course Euro culture intentions, Krstics artsy caper pic is clearly a highbrow labor .. East Bay Express
3.5
With subplots involving unknown parents, Cold War spies, art therapy and performance art, Ruben Brandt, Collector is easy to enjoy but difficult to su .. National Post
2.0
Ambitious and clever on paper, whether you enjoy this or not will depend on what you like about movies. Because on a visual level, Krstic does pull of .. Original Cin
3.1
In such a strong year for animated movies, that this one fell short of a nomination isnt a huge surprise. Third Coast Review
4.5
Krstic converts the Eastern European style of poster art animation to museum culture. National Review
1.5
But for a film that overtly references Hitchcock, Ruben Brandt, Collector never sucks off Vertigo, so thats refreshing. Sf Weekly
4.5
Its an exceedingly clever plot brought to brilliant life by first time feature director Milorad Krstic. Washington City Paper
4.0
Youll 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 th .. Richard Crouse
1.5
Ruben Brandt may be a case in which visual wit, clever distortions of reality and an abundance of creativity tend to produce an artful whirligig in wh .. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
2.5
The first half is entertaining, though at times the storyline can feel mushed together. But when the plot really locks in, Ruben Brandt becomes a surp .. Willamette Week
4.5
You go see this work of animation to revel in writer / director Milorad Krstics attention to detail. Kdhx
4.0
Even if you dont know the names of every painting flashing across the screen you are aware that you are witnessing masterpieces from almost the first .. FlickDirect
3.0
Hungarian animator Krsti directed, conceived, and designed the visually distinctive, Freudian fantasy, and hes ensured that Brandts terrors are vividl .. Metro Weekly
3.8
Art nerds will get the most out of Ruben Brandt, Collector, an adults only animated thriller from Hungary whose visual imagination far outpaces its la .. Movie Cricket
3.0
Though steeped in a deep knowledge of art history, and brimming with visual references to the so called masters, Milorad Krstics animated heist movie .. Ex Press
4.0
One doesnt just view them, one allows them to find a place in the mind.
1.5
Considering its energy and ambition, Krstis film doesnt always make linear sense; cohesion is not the aim here. Sd City Beat
1.5
Im struck by Krstis flat out obsession with American pop culture. I admire the film intensely, but its hard to connect because it is entirely superfic .. What She Said Radio
3.0
Ruben Brandt, Collector, is a fable that wears its constructed nature on its sleeve. The Arts St L
1.5
Ruben Brandt is suffering in a truly isolating way: these culturally ubiquitous objects of art that have so much beauty and meaning for everyone else .. MovieJawn
2.5
Here, theres a private investigator attuned with dream psychology who is sweet on one of Brandts accomplices. Planet S Magazine
3.5
I Did It Again and youre only scratching the surface of how dense Krstics puzzle box of homage and artistry proves. Buffalovibe
3.0
Theres a tremendous amount of skill here, but how enjoyable it is depends at least partly on how willing you are to suspend your sense of artistic dem .. A Reel of One's Own
4.5
It is quite a magnificent achievement. The English language film is an assault on the senses, in the best possible way. Cineuropa
1.5
Despite the number of FX personnel credited, theres not much hallucinogenic stuff going on here, just people freaking out in not particularly compelli .. 48 Hills
4.0
Krsti knows his strong points as a narrator and exploits them to the fullest.
4.5
Ruben Brandt, Collector is weird and cool and witty and seductive; I cant remember when an animated feature had this level of visual appeal for me. Phoenix Magazine
1.5
Its a post modern heist film, full of references and short of surprises.



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