★★★★☆ (4/5) Brutal, timely, and deeply unsettling. Bring your popcorn, but leave your black-and-white morality at the door. Have you watched both films? Do you think Sheriff was right to break the rules? Or was Iman justified in stealing? Drop a comment below.

In Sheriff , the antagonists are the "Noble Group"—a cartel of officers who use their government positions to run a drug empire.

Why? Because art imitates life.

At first glance, one film is about a desperate single father who steals to survive, while the other follows a ruthless integrity officer hunting drug lords. But watch them back-to-back, and you’ll realize: Pencuri and Sheriff are two sides of the same coin. They are not just action movies. They are a mirror held up to the Malaysian criminal justice system.

The genius of Pencuri is that you never hate the thief. You hate the corrupt cop (played brilliantly by Fadlan Hazim) who shakes him down. You hate the loanshark who preys on his desperation. The film asks a painful question: If the system is broken, is stealing for survival really a crime?

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Now, look at Sheriff . Directed again by Syafiq Yusof, this time starring Zul Ariffin as the titular Sheriff, an MACC officer with zero tolerance for corruption. He’s hunting a drug syndicate protected by a network of dirty cops and politicians. On the surface, Sheriff is the antithesis of Iman. He represents the law. He represents integrity.

Neither is a hero in a perfect world. But in our world? They are the only ones fighting. I have to be honest—both films share a troubling flaw. They glorify extrajudicial action.