Following
the rise of Jesse V. Johnson's career for the past decade and a half,
watching the progression of his films is a case study in persistence
and fortitude. Jesse has weathered the storm of indie film trials and
tribulations as good as any man. Jesse breathes life into his
characters and breathes fire into the film business. Unabashed and
honest, Jesse lays out truths. If you suck, he will let you know! If
you kick ass, not only will he tell you, Jesse will make sure that
your name is known. Honorable and resolute Jesse will rise and the
people who work with him will as well.
With
several films releasing in the last few years, Jesse has made his
mark on independent cinema. The black and white version of 'The
Beautiful Ones' is my personal favorite, until they decided to
colorize it, UGH! Now Jesse finally has his masterpiece, 'The Debt
Collector' represents a HUGE step forward in Jesse's film making. The
movie flows, as the audience sees Scott Adkins cruising in his
classic car and not just beating up thugs but really putting in the
work to make the audience delve deep into his character French.
Issues arise of course and some are solved by talking things out and
some haha are solved by means of displacing another human through a
solid object.
Perhaps
Jesse's finest moment comes in his tight direction of the expressions
of the actors, a particular scene involving Selina Lo was gritty and
showed a side of her I had not expected. She is intense, seething
under, she curses and spits, and of course the obligatory nut shot
kick. Selina can mix it up with anyone, nice to see her kicking some
ass now in 'Boss Level'. Read Selina's older interview she did with
me back when Scorpion King 3 came out:
http://dansmoviereport.blogspot.com/2012/01/selina-lo-interview-c-2012-dans-movie.html
she put in the work and now, reaps the rewards! Just took someone
like Jesse V. Johnson to bring her personality out, and give her a
push!
Jesse
is a rare action guy who expects the ladies in his films not to be
just wall flowers but get into the action, and he picks ladies who
will, a prime example is Amy Johnston in Accident Man! Amazing film.
He directed the amazing Monique Ganderton in The Package as she took
many swings at Stone Cold Steve Austin tied to a chair! Now Monique
is the stunt coordinator on the 300 mil dollar Avenger series films!
Again Jesse will give you the push, depends how motivated you are to
take it!
The
stunts, and action are finely crafted once again by Luke LaFontaine,
as he works in detail with the actors strengths. Luke also crafted
the action fights with 'Savage Dog' and Sword work with the new
'Blindsided: The Game' film.Watch for Tony Todd, to grace the screen with his magnanimous presence! Louis Mandylor is stellar as the character Sue, yeah I know odd name ha!
The
Debt Collector represents a culmination of hard work, sweat, and
extreme passion for truculent and vituperative subject matter
undulating with a bit of sardonic humor. We all know Selina can just
kick all of their asses hahahaha. I am not going to be one of those
reviewers who details the whole plot going into a ridiculously long
soliloquy breaking down each scene, thus trying to show how erudite
they are, in the process spoiling the film UGH! Just buy the damn film, do not download it, 'The Debt
Collector' Drops hard in the USA June 5th! on Sony Home
Entertainment~ The film rates a solid 9 out of 10, and has a
repeat watch-ability factor!
I got
mine! Both German Blu and USA now on order! Go hard or go home and support
indie films
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Debt-Collector-Blu-ray/198593/
Amazon
had the DVD for 10 dollars! What is that, two large coffees? Come on,
order it!
Like
Jesse V. on his official Facebook page @
https://www.facebook.com/actionjessevjohnson/
Facebook Page for The Debt Collector: https://www.facebook.com/The-Debt-Collector
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Watch
for more as soon 'Triple Threat' will fall out of the sky from
Thailand! Hah!
The Debt Collector has a limited theatrical Release starting on the 5th June, 2018.
Laemmle Monica Film Center.
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-478-3836
Laemmle Monica Film Center.
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-478-3836
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