Jesse Johnson Movies
This down-and-dirty sequel to Green Street Hooligans relocates the violent fandom of the original inside the walls of a British prison. After a particularly brutal gang fight, members of the GSE and Millwall wind up in jail, only to see their viscious rivalry escalated to even nastier heights. ~ All Movie Guide
Chance Templeton (Rick Yune of The Fast and the Furious) has every reason to be angry. At a young age he learned to channel the pain of witnessing his parents' grisly murder through an intense mentorship with a professional hitman (The Thing's Keith David). Ever since, he's been a remorseless contract-killing machine. But when his latest hit turns out to be the pop singer whom his dear adopted brother (Bokeem Woodbine) has been assigned to protect, Chance finally comes across a kill he can't make. Now the bounty is on the heads of Chance and the ones he loves, and, if he wants to make it out alive, he must use his lethal skills against the underworld that bestowed them to him. The Fifth Commandment was also penned by Yune.. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rick Yune, Dania Ramirez, (more)
- 2007
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eric Roberts
An teenage orphan and an intergalactic warrior join forces to prevent the world from being taken over by a ruthless race of aliens plotting to enslave mankind in this sci-fi action movie starring Mark Dacascos and Billy Zane. Rykker (Dacascos) is a benevolent alien who has become trapped on planet Earth. He's made it his mission to protect the human race from the evil Syndicate - an alien fifth column that is determined to claim Earth as their own. In the aftermath of a fierce highway battle between Rykker and a particularly troublesome gang of Syndicate agents, top Syndicate leader Saylon (Zane) arrives on Earth to construct the wormhole that will allow his warriors to launch a full-scale invasion. But in order to make that happen, ruthless Syndicate heavy Isis (Amelia Cook) must first gather the parts needed to assemble the portal. Upon hijacking a truck that is transporting the parts she needs, Isis makes the fatal mistake of murdering Julie (Emma Lahana)'s entire family. Now suddenly left alone in the world and determined to make Isis pay for her transgression, Julie teams with Rykker to take out the Syndicate at the highest level. But while Rykker doesn't believe that a human can help in the fight against such powerful otherworldly forces, Julie ultimately proves her worth by saving his life. Later, after a hair-raising cross country battle against Syndicate assassins, Rykker and Julie face off against Saylon and Isis in the volatile nuclear reactor where Saylon is constructing his interplanetary wormhole. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mark Dacascos, Billy Zane, (more)
When the population of planet Earth is threatened by the very same force once created to protect them, a fearless rebel fighter will learn to think and fight like a machine in order to ensure the survival of the human race. At first the Drone Police were the perfect soldiers; that is until the very warriors charged with preserving civilization became hardwired for destruction. Now, as all hope for humanity continues to slip away, an electronically enhanced soldier named Tallis (Don Wilson) will rescue a beautiful rebel with the heart of a warrior (Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff). Vigorously trained by her android mentor to think with the precision of a computer and fight with the ferocity of a machine, this brave future gladiator will become our last line of defense against the ultimate enemy of humanity. Bokeen Woodbine, Keith David, and Steven Bauer co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Katee Sackhoff, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, (more)
In the brutal world of Mexican pit fighting, every brawl could be your last, and even if you do win there's no guarantee of survival. Few fighters can claim the endurance of mysterious pit-fighting champion Jack, and though he may have no memory of his past that certainly doesn't hold him back from becoming one of the most formidable fighters that the underworld has ever seen. As his shadowy past is slowly illuminated by the growing recollections of the unsavory characters who populate this sordid universe, Jack soon begins to realize that his past may be returning with a vengeance, and it may take every ounce of strength and courage to see the dawn of another day. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
An ancient Native American spirit in the form of a cloaked skeleton on horseback is hunted by a group of soldiers in this made-for-cable Predator knock-off. Michael Rooker stars as the captain of an elite squad of government assassins that are sent to bring down a deadly and mysterious force that has been decapitating oil refinery workers throughout a nearby chunk of wilderness. Needless to say, when they are faced with the teleporting skills of thier opponent, they soon find that all the training and firepower are nothing when compared to the sword-wielding fury of the Skeleton Man! ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Rooker, Casper Van Dien, (more)
- 2002
The Honorable stars Dominique Vandenberg as Andre Siegel, a man who witnessed the horrific slaughter of his fellow officers while serving as a legionnaire in Africa. He attempts to forget the horrors of his past by starting over as a nightclub bouncer. He falls in love with a woman who, in her quest for fame, becomes seduced by the dangerous criminal Junior Lopez (Eric Etebari). Eventually Andre must settle the score. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dominique Vandenberg, Eric "Kaos" Etebari, (more)
