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Maximum Conviction

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 38m
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Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, and Bren Foster in Maximum Conviction (2012)
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Two former black ops operatives are required to transfer two female convicts to a prison. While on their way, unknown assailants attack them.Two former black ops operatives are required to transfer two female convicts to a prison. While on their way, unknown assailants attack them.Two former black ops operatives are required to transfer two female convicts to a prison. While on their way, unknown assailants attack them.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,829
1,226
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    • Director
      • Keoni Waxman
    • Writer
      • Richard Beattie
    • Stars
      • Steven Seagal
      • Steve Austin
      • Michael Paré
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Keoni Waxman
    • Writer
      • Richard Beattie
    • Stars
      • Steven Seagal
      • Steve Austin
      • Michael Paré
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    • 49User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, Bren Foster, Dean Redman, and Toby Levins in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steven Seagal and Steve Austin in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steven Seagal in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steve Austin in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steve Austin in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, and Ian Robison in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steve Austin in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steven Seagal in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steve Austin in Maximum Conviction (2012)
    Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, and Bren Foster in Maximum Conviction (2012)
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    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • Cross
    Steve Austin
    Steve Austin
    • Manning
    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • Chris Blake
    • (as Michael Pare)
    Ian Robison
    • Warden Samuels
    Aliyah O'Brien
    Aliyah O'Brien
    • Charlotte
    Steph Song
    Steph Song
    • Samantha
    Michael Adamthwaite
    Michael Adamthwaite
    • Collins
    Bren Foster
    Bren Foster
    • Bradley
    Toby Levins
    Toby Levins
    • Davies
    Dean Redman
    Dean Redman
    • Jones
    Richard Stroh
    Richard Stroh
    • Terrence
    Teach Grant
    Teach Grant
    • Max
    Cindy Maines
    • Esmerelda
    Zak Santiago
    Zak Santiago
    • MP Fields
    Richard Jollymore
    • Kaidonov
    Kimani Ray Smith
    Kimani Ray Smith
    • Ceasar
    Goûchy Boy
    Goûchy Boy
    • Roach
    • (as Gouchy Boy)
    Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
    Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
    • Nathan
    • (as Lauro Chartrand)
    • Director
      • Keoni Waxman
    • Writer
      • Richard Beattie
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Part of the movie was filmed in a youth facility in Vancouver, British Columbia but production was kicked out as Man of Steel (2013) had come in to shoot there. They moved production to a shut down asylum.
    • Goofs
      After Manning kills the henchman with the chain, you can see him move.
    • Quotes

      Manning: Goddamn, which one of you motherfuckers killed my future ex-wife?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Cinemassacre Video: Steven Seagal Under Siege (and a Crazy Person) (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Can Man
      Written by James Davis

      Performed by Boo Boo Davis

    User reviews49

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    Top review
    5/10
    "Being bored is the secret"
    I had even expectations for this film. On one hand, this was not only one of the rare filmic team-ups between Steven Seagal and a fellow action hero of similar caliber, but it was also the longest time the former had taken to make a movie in almost ten years - something I hoped was the result of more effort being made in the production. On the other hand, it was directed by Keoni Waxman, the filmmaker who's now officially worked with Steven Seagal more times than any other but whose vehicles are among my least favorite of Seagal's filmography. Then again, I liked Waxman's outing with Steve Austin well enough, so I considered that perhaps MAXIMUM CONVICTION here could achieve some kind of acceptable balance. I was right: the movie is acceptable, but far from great. It doesn't make all it could have of the collaboration between Seagal and Austin, but is still an okay-enough DTV action outing.

    The story: two private security contractors (Seagal and Austin) are caught up in a deadly situation when the two prisoners they had delivered to a secret prison are targeted by a lethal team of mercenaries led by an ex-CIA mastermind (Michael Pare).

    It needs to be said: however good they may look on paper, Steven Seagal and Steve Austin do not make very exciting partners. Of course, one factor is the limited screen time they share, but even when they're both in the same scene, they seem relatively apathetic to each other and don't display any discernible chemistry. On their own, they do alright, with Austin as definitely the more charismatic of the two but Seagal getting more fight scenes. They have equal amounts of screen time. The co-stars do fine but are sort of wasted: B-movie staple performer Michael Pare clomps his way through a boring role, and even though Steph Song - one of the aforementioned prisoners - has a good deal of award nominations to her name, she's given no strong acting scenes and her role could've been played by most anybody. The script by TRUE JUSTICE-regular Richard Beattie is pretty passive, highlighted only by a couple particularly mean-spirited deaths and the occasional funny line by Austin.

    The action is predominantly composed of shootouts, but there's nothing special to these. Seagal's stunt doubles are hidden relatively well, but at the expense of the editing, which is once again pretty choppy during his fight scenes - not as much as it has been in the past, but it's still pretty annoying. With that said, Seagal still gets the occasional cool move in, and the final brawl - though painfully one-sided - is fun to watch in a guilty way. Steve Austin only has one real fight, but prior to this he gets entertainingly innovative in the prison kitchen, turning a gas tank into a missile and attacking a mercenary with a pot of boiling water. The best fight in the movie doesn't belong to either of them, though: despite being stifled by the same editing present in Seagal's fights, Bren Foster brings an energy to his single brawl that the other encounters were sorely lacking. Overall, I deem the action content on the low side of passable.

    That also counts as my synopsis for the movie in general. Amateurish post-production inserts can be found here and there but are otherwise restrained, and Steven Seagal is doing his own voiceovers again, but these plus points are deflated a bit by the lackluster story and ho-hum pacing of the film. While it's a good deal better than the previous BORN TO RAISE HELL and therefore a general step up for Seagal (I'm not as well-versed in Austin's output, so I can't speak for him), it's not nearly all I was hoping for during the year-and-a-half spent waiting for it. Consider it a rental.
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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2013 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Soldier of Vengeance
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Steamroller Productions
      • Voltage Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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