I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

MAXIMUM CONVICTION is a prison-assault thriller featuring everyone's favourite once-was-great, Steven Seagal, as a former special ops agent who must do battle with a gang of criminals in a disused prison. The film was directed by Keoni Waxman, who has previous when it comes to dodgy DTV movies, and for added value also features former wrestler turned action star Steve Austin as the second hero.And it's a good job Austin is around, because Seagal is barely in this one. He's doubled for much of the fighting, as usual, and he shows up to waddle around for a little while and beat up a bunch of bad guys like he always does. His role is really extraneous and Austin does much better as a star, injecting a little humour here and there.Unfortunately, while the film's plot is workable - criminals vs. good guys in a big prison, with hulking cons and gun battles to contend with - the execution is workmanlike and the fight scenes are invariably disappointing. The acting is pretty bad too, particularly from the female stars, although it was good to see the long forgotten Michael Pare putting in some good work as the nasty villain. Expect a little violence, lots of cheesy dialogue, and shadows. Lots of shadows.

"No Pain, No Gain!" It's very painful to witness the loss of an icon in the "action movie" genre. Seagal is a bloated shadow of himself. I'm sure he can't finish most fighting scenes without being out of breath. I've never been a big fan of this actor whose movements in fighting are always identical. It always looks as if he's fending off his opponents blows in a casual besotted way. As if it was a terribly irritating swarm of flies. Being assisted by Austin doesn't ensure the level going up. Austin is an enormous weight of dumb muscle.Maximum Conviction is an action movie where you empty your head and focus on an infinite point. It's nothing more then a meaningless and stupid movie anyway. A series of uninspired fight scenes and gunfights, followed by sequences of groups of people who seem to be running through dark corridors and rooms endlessly.The gunfights follow the same scenario all the time. It goes like this : group/person nr.1 looks around the corner and fires a salvo, group/person nr.2 looks around the corner and fires a salvo, group/person nr.1 looks around the corner and fires a salvo ... and this is repeated a few times until someone finally is hit. And please, can anybody tell me what kind of material they used to fabricate some items so they could be indestructible although being hit by so many bullets. And a few minutes before that, those same bullets made sure the pieces of a concrete wall were flying around. Amazing ! Action figures aren't exactly famous for their high quality acting talent and are usually judged on their level of toughness and execution of actions. In MC, however, the performances are so pitifully that I'm ashamed of them. The storyline is really too stupid and too simple to be reckoned with. But this is not the focus of this movie. It would have been better if they just edited the fight scenes sequentially and thus granted me time to look to another better action movie. Because believe me, there are plenty of better movies in this genre.Seagal, it's time to have a look at your retirement plan.More reviews at http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/

why Manning don't want to snatch the gun from those intruders? And then after that they said their gears are so limited. Next they kill those intruders, but still, they even didn't snatch any rifles from those dead. Such a non-sense.Those bastard do not really have to cut the fingers for him to help them, didn't he already said that he want to help them already? But he still cut his fingers. Even then, on the camera room, this man hit that guy that already had his finger cut. Why not say it properly? He can explain. I know those man are the protagonist, but he really don't need to do that to get the information. Hangin' the gun upon his head is already enough I think, of even by giving threat with the trigger.Pretty disappointed that Steven Seagal is now much fatter than his past golden times.

Is it the Seagal I grew up with? No....not even close. Is it better than most of the derivative tripe we have come to know as Seagals annual DTV releases....yes. On par with 2004 Into the Sun there is enough here to feel closer to The Glimmer Man we hope to catch a glimpse of with each DTV release. For what it is and what it is trying to be this was the most fun I have had with a Seagal film in 8 years. Not sure what that means but if you have any hope left for Seagal this film will restore a little faith the big man with the fast hands ain't done quite yet. Decent flick. As for Steve Austin, I have never been much of a fan and this movie was not good because of him I can assure you. When Austin makes Seagal look like Kevin Spacey you know there is an issue.