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Maximum Impact

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
118
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Ara Paiaya in Maximum Impact (2008)
A relentless agent (Ara Paiaya) takes no prisoners as he races to rescue a government cryptologist from the clutches of a terrorist organization.  Produced and directed by Ara Paiaya.
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Agent X must save a kidnapped cryptologist from a merciless rogue agent while battling assassins and uncovering the truth.Agent X must save a kidnapped cryptologist from a merciless rogue agent while battling assassins and uncovering the truth.Agent X must save a kidnapped cryptologist from a merciless rogue agent while battling assassins and uncovering the truth.

  • Director
    • Ara Paiaya
  • Writer
    • Adam Davidson
  • Stars
    • Ara Paiaya
    • Raquel Paiaya
    • Chris Robb
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    118
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ara Paiaya
    • Writer
      • Adam Davidson
    • Stars
      • Ara Paiaya
      • Raquel Paiaya
      • Chris Robb
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Maximum Impact (2008) Official Trailer | Ara Paiaya
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    BBC Maximum Impact (2010) | Ara Paiaya Movie Clip
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    CNN Cannes Film Festival (2008) | Ara Paiaya and Spike Lee
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    CNN Cannes Film Festival (2008) | Ara Paiaya and Spike Lee
    Best of Martial Arts | Ric Meyers On Location | Ara Paiaya Movie Clips
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    • Katie Tang
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    Adam Davidson
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    • Aaron Warner
    Rebbeca Grimmer
    • Hooker
    Ken Lee
    • Sato
    Austyn Middleton
    • Shotgun Steve
    • (as Austyn Robb)
    Arianne Paiaya
    • Little Girl at Niagara Falls
    Christopher Ramsey
    • Henchman
    Ricky Simpson
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      • Ara Paiaya
    • Writer
      • Adam Davidson
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    1paul_m_haakonsen

    God awful attempt of making a home-made action movie...

    Of course I had never heard about this 2008 action movie prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2025. And given it being a movie that I had never heard about, nor seen before, of course I opted to give the movie a fair chance.

    But in all honesty, from the movie's cover, which looked like something you'd expect when you order something from a certain Chinese-based online webstore, I have to say that I harbored no expectations to director Ara Paiaya's 2008 movie at all.

    Needless to say that I was not familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. The acting performances were okay, though nothing mentionable or memorable.

    The entire movie was a constant blur. I kid you not, I don't think there was a single steady and still scene in the movie where the camera wasn't fidgeting all over the place. So talk about insanely lousy camera-work throughout the course of movie. All it did was make the movie look even more amateurish and home-made than it actually was.

    My rating of director Ara Paiaya's 2008 movie "Maximum Impact" lands on a one out of ten stars. I just couldn't deal with the constantly shaky camera that was all over the place in every single scene.

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      Maximum Impact (2008), a nano-budget action film, was shot entirely handheld on a digital camcorder, using shaky cam to inject intensity and urgency into its scenes. This approach gave the film a raw, immersive feel and helped overcome budget limitations by adding a gritty, realistic edge to the fast-paced action.
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      Follows Death List (2006)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 5, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Maksimaalne kokkupõrge
    • Production company
      • Ara Paiaya
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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