NOW ON VOD! Uwe Boll never plays it safe, which is why the world loves Uwe Boll. He crosses lines because they exist, and his latest, Citizen Vigilante, is a movie that dares you to root for a man who is exacting justice in a world that refuses to call the truth the truth.
Sanders (Armie Hammer) is a guy who’s had enough. He’s living in Europe, watching crime go unpunished because the justice system looks the other way, and something in him snaps. He meets a young woman in a hospital who’s just been brutalized by a gang preying on women in the EU. He decides he’s not waiting around for the system to do its job. He’s going to do it himself.
So Sanders starts hunting down anyone responsible. He goes after the rapists, the corrupt officials, and the people who condone such behavior for clicks and likes. But Sanders is not alone. Social media picks up on his actions as they go viral. Instead of demonizing him, Sanders becomes a hero to a public that’s been waiting for someone, anyone, to actually do something.
But not everyone’s cheering him on. Interpol officer Henry (Costas Mandylor) sees a vigilante spiraling out of control, and he starts closing in. It’s here that Sanders becomes part of society, not the criminals he’s killing. The battle between the law, the lawless, and the vigilantes gets ugly and fast.
We are in such a divided world between left and right that one could make the case that Citizen Vigilante is the right’s version of One Battle After Another, and I mean that as a compliment. Whatever side you’re on, you’re going to see one film as offensive and the other as great… and I’m sure to hear about it in the comments. The universal truth is that if it’s a Uwe Boll movie, some group will find it offensive and want it banned, rather than ask, “What if he’s right?”
“Instead of demonizing him, Sanders becomes a hero to a public that’s been waiting for someone, anyone, to actually do something.”
Of all of Uwe Boll’s films, this one feels like the most “ripped from the headlines” story. The news and politicians want you to believe the issues with immigration in the EU…and the Western world just simply doesn’t exist. Boll refuses to succumb to the gaslighting and presents a world as it exists IRL. Is the film racist? Only if truth is racist. Be honest. If Sanders was going after Nazis and white supremacists, you’d (the progressive) have no problems with the film, and you’d be begging to get Uwe his first Oscar.
As a film, it’s over-the-top violent…no doubt. Armie brings a lot of his movie star talent to the role and outshines his supporting cast. Sanders is a bit too stoic for my taste. I’m hoping there’s more nuance to him in future films. I also get that this is a low-budget production because most of the action takes place in broad daylight. To me, nighttime brings more weight to what we’re seeing on screen.
But here’s where I have to pull back. As the film goes on, Sanders starts doing things that, in my humble opinion, cross a line—and I don’t think even Death Wish went this far. Look, I get it from a storytelling perspective. I understand the catharsis of watching someone finally do something when the system won’t. But as a human being, I can’t fully condone what Sanders becomes by the end. The movie raises the actions and then just… doesn’t address the cost of them. That’s my hesitation. The body count is high, and many of those deaths did not match what they did…not even close. I’ll leave it there for spoiler reasons.
I’m willing to go along with it for now, but only if there’s a day of reckoning down the line, i.e., the sequel. To me, chapter two must hold Sanders accountable for his actions against the guilty and the slightly guilty. Grey is the color of Sanders’ morality. More importantly, will those in power finally open their eyes to the truth?
Citizen Vigilante understands exactly what it’s tapping into, even when it pushes further than most filmmakers would dare. Take my advice: see this one, and expect to feel conflicted about it, because that’s the point. We need to talk about what’s going on in the world loudly instead of burying it and canceling those who speak out. I’m not saying I agree with everything Sanders does. I’m saying a movie willing to be this controversial deserves to be seen and argued over, rather than pushed aside as the rantings of a lunatic.
"…Is the film racist? Only if truth is racist."
You are an absolute idiot
One of the most disturbing moments in *Citizen Vigilante (2026)* is its portrayal of sexual violence. The film depicts a brutal rape committed by Muslim characters, using the crime as a catalyst for the story’s exploration of fear, justice, and public anger.
The scene is intended to shock the audience and highlight the devastating impact of violent crime on victims, families, and communities. It also raises questions about immigration, integration, policing, and whether governments are adequately protecting citizens.
However, while the film portrays its perpetrators as Muslims, it should not be interpreted as suggesting that Muslims as a whole are responsible for such crimes. Individuals commit crimes, and responsibility lies with the perpetrators themselves. The film’s broader political message is open to interpretation, but viewers should distinguish between the actions of fictional characters or specific offenders and an entire religious community.
Whether audiences agree with its perspective or not, *Citizen Vigilante* aims to provoke debate about public safety, immigration policy, and the challenges of integrating diverse populations while upholding the rule of law.
The movie was great. It upsets all the right people.
First they tried (and failed) to ban it.
Then most mainstream critics try to discredit it.
Meanwhile the public love it.
Is this review a joke? I watched the film last night. Utterly impossible to take seriously, as either a weighty sociological document, or a work of entertainment. Fails on both levels. Oddly, it turned up totally free and ads-free on Youtube, which literally never happens. It’s a piece of right-wing propaganda masquerading as a revenge thriller.
Except it’s s**t. It’s awful. Terrible film from start to finish.
I wasn’t offended by the braindead ‘politics’ in it – I am not left-wing, I just have a brain in my head – I just was offended and appalled by how crackpotty and horrendously bad the film itself was. It’s Death Wish done by Troma, Michael Winner as Lloyd Kaufman and Armie Hammer (an all-American spoiled rich gun-toting psycho saving Europe from itself) as Charles Bronson.
Casting Stop! Hammertime! was a deeply cynical move by reviled hack Boll, who knew that he could garner a lot of undeserved publicity for his shitty flick by throwing in a few random race-baiting elements (make sure the darkies pay bus fare!), and using an actor whose career is on the skids. The one-two fuckerpunch combo of shooting migrants and using a weirdo actor was always bound to get a few yucks and views, especially with the eighth-wit bath salts-head Elon Musk pimping the dross on his shitty social media channel. Leni Riefenstahl smiles a rotted smile from an unquiet German agitprop grave.
The best scene of this abortion was Hammer, having sex with a hooker, stopping and lecturing her about ways to stop mold growing on the walls, in his capacity as a landlord. How can you take a film with a scene like this seriously in any way, at all? It’s bizarre, more surreal than Bunuel. He’s in a building full of w****s who may well have been trafficked by the troublesome brownskins he shoots at a couple of points of the film, at that.
I like the way he protects women from murderous foreigners by…being a murderous foreigner (in ‘Europe’, as it’s hilariously titled at the start of the film) killing women. Genius. This is just deeply, deeply cynical sub-exploitation dogshit, and the fact Bolle is going to make more of these swill efforts is hilariously sad. Citizen (he is not even a citizen!) Vigilante has no redeeming factors whatsoever, despite all the “Take back the West!” right-wing foofaraw it’s stirred up. Bolle should be banned from making films. Put ’em up, Uwe, you hack, put ’em up… :p
Its movies like these where you see the real ones. Hahahaha. Guess this is the only guy that is not paid.
Of course. This is a race-baiting paranoid screen masquerading as a “review” written by a self-hating Asian guy. Couldn’t even finish reading this shitrag of an opinion piece, let alone watching the entire s**t movie. Seems that we still live in a world filled with mindless cowards looking for any kind of panacea to justify their fear and paranoia—no matter how idiotic and not based in reality it is.
I will be looking for more of your reviews, just looking for honesty with what they are watching. A lot of these activists I mean reviewers are the complete opposite of what we need.
While officials in the EU and US ignore the threat, mass migration continues to be the greatest risk to Western civilization. The movie itself wasn’t great, and Armie Hammer is somewhat wooden and a little too stoic IMO. But Alan’s assessment is correct, and the rest of you sheep can continue to ignore the wolves among you at your own peril.
“Be honest. If Sanders was going after Nazi’s and White Supremacists you’d (the progressive) have no problem with the film…”
First, I always worry about romanticizing vigilante justice because there will be at least one idiot who is inspired into action, particularly given that this film touches upon current sociopolitical tensions. Only on the rare occasion, when vigilante justice is illustrated through wit and creativity, have I (the progressive) been “fine with it.” Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds immediately comes to mind and, be honest, there’s surely no comparison.
Just plainly, a ridiculous movie. The acting is bad, the plot is bad. Overall, thumbs down. It doesn’t matter whether I like the characters or the premise of the movie or not, just make it plausible and interesting. The main character gets to play out all the revenge fantasies of certain viewers (including Alan Ng’s I presume) so that makes it great??!
You are to film criticism what Boll(ocks) is to film making.
Very good review.
A top movie. The only serious criticism s I’ve read is that the CitVij killed a few innocent participants…the car passenger / passengers . And he also went to a (ready to be shocked?) a brothel. Like. leftists now HATe any complications or “nuance” in movie characters. 5 STARS!
“Be honest. If Sanders was going after Nazis and white supremacists, you’d (the progressive) have no problems with the film, and you’d be begging to get Uwe his first Oscar.”
are you suggesting the only difference between PTA and Uwe Boll is… politics? He’s an incompetent hack, to a Tommy Wiseau level, and people like this idiot are lining up behind it only because they… yes.. are racist. You’re racist dude.