Vigilante Diaries (2016)

The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure following The Vigilante (Paul Sloan) and The Kid (Kevin L. Walker) on dangerous adventures, from the mega-mansions and the underbelly... See full summary »

Director:

Christian Sesma

Writers:

Christian Sesma, Paul Sloan

Stars:

Paul Sloan, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Jason Mewes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Sloan	...	The Vigilante
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Wolfman
Jason Mewes	...	Michael Hanover
Kevin L. Walker	...	The Kid
Michael Jai White	...	Barrington
Michael Madsen	...	Moreau
Mike Hatton	...	Barry
James Russo	...	Mr. Hanover
Arman Nshanian	...	Andreas
Chavo Guerrero Jr.	...	Tex-Mex (as Sal Guerrero)
Chasty Ballesteros	...	Raven
Jessica Uberuaga	...	Red
Jacqueline Lord	...	Jade
Mark Sherman	...	The Geek
Mary Christina Brown	...	Swan

Storyline

The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure following The Vigilante (Paul Sloan) and The Kid (Kevin L. Walker) on dangerous adventures, from the mega-mansions and the underbelly of Los Angeles to far away places like Iraq, Armenia, Russia, and The United Kingdom. All of which are streamed online by film maker Mike Hanover (Jason Mewes). A trio of Asian femme fatales, to ruthless Armenian mobsters, to a pair of deep cover super spies hell bent on throwing the world into chaos.

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Plot Keywords:

electric shock | female domination | muscleman | torture | bare chested male bondage | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language throughout, and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

24 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Gesetzlosen - L.A. Outlaws

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oscar Gold Productions, Seskri Produktionz, Ton of Hats

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

while defusing the bomb the counting goes from 15 to 13 then back to 13 its ridiculous.

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Quotes

Raven: You can take pain. I like that...

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Krunk
Performed by Emmanuel Hovhannisyan
Adapted by Emmanuel Hovhannisyan
Used by Permission of Emmanuel Hovhannisyan
All Rights Reserved

User Reviews

Good production values let down slightly by a poor script

I had been looking somewhat forward to the Vigilante Diaries after reading some interviews with the writer and star Paul Sloan. His enthusiasm for the movie had me intrigued.

The first thing that stands out from the movie is the excellent technical quality of the film. The production values of the movie definitely make Vigilante Diaries stick out from the DTV crowd. The bullet and blood effects are, although digital, done well and give the action a bloody, gritty feel.

The film is also shot in a number of location's, which is not usually seen in a DTV action movie. They travel to Russia, Glasgow, London and others. I ma assuming that Sloan and Sesma done this with their own money, to give the film an international feel. Unfortunately a lot of these scenes are not required and drag the film out. Although it was nice to see places like Glasgow in an American action movie It seems they were used just because the actor/director had the opportunity to visit these places.

Sloan as the Vigilante of the title, equips himself well as the lead. I don't think he will ever be a leading man, but is great at action, and I will look at the rest of his career with interest. Michael Jai White also shows up in a limited role, but does get a chance to show off some moves. Rampage Jackson is also good, in what is actually quite a humorous role. Of the leads, the only bum note is Jason Mewes, who is cringe worthy in some scenes, and wouldn't have been missed if he was cut from the film altogether.

As mentioned before, Director Sesma does a great job with the technical aspects of the film, and the action scenes are great. Unfortunately the film should have been edited down. Although the movie only runs to 105 minutes, it feels much longer due to some unneeded scenes. I feel bad complaining about a DTV movie being over ambitious considering some of the garbage that currently floods the market. At least I can say that it is miles better than some of the recent Steven Segal films and their like.

I would definitely recommend Vigilante Diaries to action fans, and would have given it a higher score if it wasn't for a few elements which bring it down a bit. Hopefully with Sesma's next film he will get everything right.