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| Directed by | Christian Sesma |
| Written by | Paul Sloan Christian Sesma |
| Produced by | Mike Hatton |
| Starring | Paul Sloan Quinton Rampage Jackson Michael Jai White Jason Mewes Michael Madsen |
| Cinematography | Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein |
| Edited by | Eric Potter |
| Music by | Kevin Reipl |
Production companies | Oscar Gold Productions Seskri Produktionz Ton of Hats Vallelonga Productions |
| Distributed by | CineTel Films Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Vigilante Diaries is a 2016action film directed byChristian Sesma, and starringPaul Sloan,Quinton Rampage Jackson,Michael Jai White,Jason Mewes andMichael Madsen. It was based on a 2013 web series of the same name. Reviews were mostly negative.
Vigilante Diaries originated as a web series which starredJason Mewes, Paul Sloan, Kevin L. Walker, and Jacqueline Lord. Funding for the series was partially raised via thecrowdfunding website Chill and the series aired on the USA Network in 2014, but was cancelled after only seven episodes.[1][2] In 2014 production began on a film that would see Mewes, Walker, and Sloan returning. Other actors includedQuinton Rampage Jackson,Michael Madsen,Michael Jai White, andNoel Gugliemi.[3][4]Chavo Guerrero, aprofessional wrestler, played Tex-Mex. He was credited as Sal Guerrero.
The film was internationally distributed byCineTel Films. It was theatrically released in select theaters on June 24, 2016 and was released onVOD, DVD, and Blu-ray on July 5, 2016.[5][6]Anchor Bay Entertainment handled the American distribution rights on DVD.
The film was met with mostly negative reviews. The film received a 17% from critics onRotten Tomatoes.[7] A reviewer for theLos Angeles Times wrote that "Vigilante Diaries never rises above what it is: a bunch of frenetic shootouts and fight scenes unencumbered by plot."[8] Edward Douglas ofFilm Journal International subtitles his review as "Writing and direction below the level of a standard videogame make for an almost unwatchable action thriller."[9] Kam Williams ofBaret News Wire reviewed the film stating, "Despite the fact that this high-octane thriller never made any sense, I must confess that it held me in its thrall from start to finish purely on the strength of the over-stimulation of its incessant visual capture."[10]