“The Tax Collector” (** out of four) was a gritty crime melodrama set on the seamier side of South Central L.A. involving Latino street gangs and how two tax collectors (Shia Labeouf and Bobby Soto) who work for a local crime boss are caught in an escalating turf war when a rival crime boss tries to reclaim the streets as his own. Yet another violent and ugly crime drama from David Ayer (“End Of Watch”, “Training Day”) which holds your attention with its style and flash but you soon realize there’s not much underneath in the form of story or much context. Labeouf gives it a good try but he’s simply not very convincing as a mumbling Latino thug.