Friday, June 26, 2026

Citizen Vigilante

The new movie, Citizen Vigilante, starring Armie Hammer in the title role, has been released on Twitter and banned in Germany.

Audiences like it, and critics hate it. Watch it now, as it might be gone tomorrow.

Based on the controversy, I was expecting it to be an anti-migrant movie. Actually it was more of a Batman movie. The protagonist is an American in Germany, with inherited wealth, and his own personal issues.

The title is odd, as he is a vigilante, but not a citizen in Europe where he goes on his rampage.

It does get a little political at the end, where he blames Islamists and woke leftists. Those are two very different groups.

Update: The movie is set in some European country, but not Germany. The protagonist is a psychopath, with unclear motivations. Some of the scenes appear pointless.

It is a little like the Charles Bronson 1972 movie Death Wish. A lot of violence in pursuit of revenge on criminals and enablers.

So not really a great movie. I thought it was interesting because it directly appealed to citizens to do something about migrant criminals terrorizing people, while the authorities do nothing. For that, it is anti-woke.

Update: Writer-director Uwe Boll is interviewed about the movie. He says it was filmed in Croatia, with the migrants being Moroccan, Hungarian, and a Jew.

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