Uwe Boll’s ‘morally bankrupt’ movie Citizen Vigilante gets official game
German director Uwe Boll, notorious for poorly-reviewed video game movie adaptations including Bloodrayne, Postal, and House of the Dead, is announcing an official video game adaptation of his controversial new film Citizen Vigilante (previously titled The Dark Knight). Starring Armie Hammer (The Social Network, Call Me By Your Name) as vigilante protagonist Sanders, the film focuses on a man who pursues extrajudicial justice targeting migrants, gaining viral social media fame while clashing with local law enforcement. Critics have described the film as “morally bankrupt” with a single-digit Rotten Tomatoes score, marking yet another critically panned entry in Boll’s filmography.
The announcement represents an unusual reversal of Boll’s typical trajectory: while he is infamous for creating disastrous video game-to-film adaptations, Citizen Vigilante follows the opposite path as a film-to-game adaptation. The timing suggests an effort to capitalize on the high-profile controversy surrounding both the filmmaker’s track record and the film’s contested subject matter dealing with vigilantism and immigration.