Currently, "Maximum Impact" has an overall score of 2.1 on IMDB....a truly horrible score. This could easily mean the film will make IMDB's infamous Bottom 100 List....and perhaps it will once it receives the minimum number of votes needed for inclusion.
The film is very unusual in that it appears to be a Russian-American joint effort. But the filmmakers obviously didn't have a lot of clout or money, and so the 'stars' in the film are a lot of C-list Americans as well as newcomers who are even worse. So, if you are a die-hard fan of Danny Trejo, Tom Arnold or Eric Roberts, you might want to watch it...but I couldn't recommend it because of everything else about the film. And, of the three, Arnold clearly has the worst written character.
The story involves a weird criminal/terrorist played by Mark Dacascos (the 'Chairman' on the "Iron Chef America" series). He wants to provoke a world war by assassinating the US Secretary of State (Roberts) as well as kidnapping the Secretary's REALLY annoying granddaughter. So, it's up to the American and Russian secret police to stop the baddies.
In addition to poor acting, the script is filled with incredibly bad dialog and ridiculous characters. There's really not much good I can say about it other than its nice location shoots. This and some polish mean that I cannot really give the film a 1...though 2 seems reasonable and well earned.
The film is very unusual in that it appears to be a Russian-American joint effort. But the filmmakers obviously didn't have a lot of clout or money, and so the 'stars' in the film are a lot of C-list Americans as well as newcomers who are even worse. So, if you are a die-hard fan of Danny Trejo, Tom Arnold or Eric Roberts, you might want to watch it...but I couldn't recommend it because of everything else about the film. And, of the three, Arnold clearly has the worst written character.
The story involves a weird criminal/terrorist played by Mark Dacascos (the 'Chairman' on the "Iron Chef America" series). He wants to provoke a world war by assassinating the US Secretary of State (Roberts) as well as kidnapping the Secretary's REALLY annoying granddaughter. So, it's up to the American and Russian secret police to stop the baddies.
In addition to poor acting, the script is filled with incredibly bad dialog and ridiculous characters. There's really not much good I can say about it other than its nice location shoots. This and some polish mean that I cannot really give the film a 1...though 2 seems reasonable and well earned.