Review: Jesse V. Johnson’s THE MERCENARY Thrills With Every Kill
One look at the early acting career of martial artist and ex-legionaire, Dominique Vandenberg, reveals a peculiar start that nearly parallels with the timing of stuntman Jesse V. Johnson’s own start to a career in filmmaking. That was close to more than twenty years and nine film sets ago after meeting on the set of New Line Cinema’s then-1995 production, Mortal Kombat, and whatever the case stands to be, whether fortuitous or by design, the duo have hitherto stood the test of time. Enter the violent, rip-roaring and fatalist world of mercenaries, bloodshed, redemption and destiny as illustrated in their latest film, The Mercenary, featuring Vandenberg in the title role this time around after a brief villainous stint in Johnson’s Asian action ensemble, Triple Threat. The film also rejoins Johnson with actor Louis Mandylor whose recent credits with the director include two of the latest hard-hitting Scott Adkins releases, The […]
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