issa ▁ ▁Bre tt ▁Gran st aff ▁as ▁James ▁ ▁J esse ▁P ru ett ▁as ▁Officer ▁P ull man ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Sho oting ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁Mason ic ▁temple , ▁The ▁Temple ▁Dow nt own , ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁exterior ▁sh ots ▁of ▁E van ' s ▁abandoned ▁church ▁home . ▁Ex terior ▁sh ots ▁representing ▁the ▁fut ur istic ▁city ▁are ▁of ▁and ▁around ▁Miami ' s ▁dow nt own ▁in ▁South ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Vice ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁in ▁US ▁sales . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁ 4 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁reviews ; ▁the ▁average ▁rating ▁is ▁ 2 . 4 / 1 0 . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁Met ac rit ic ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Justin ▁Ch ang ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" rel ent lessly ▁medi oc re " ▁film ▁that ▁" bare ly ▁eng ages ▁with ▁its ▁potential ▁ideas ▁beyond ▁the ▁most ▁bland ly ▁ex pository , ▁bullet - rid den ▁level ". ▁ ▁Ch ang ▁said ▁Will is ' ▁against - type ▁casting ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁fun ,