Deadly Impact

Plot synopsis:
Detective Tom (Sean Patrick Flanery) and his partner Ryan Alba (Greg Serano) have spent the last three years unsuccessfully trying to locate the Lion (Joe Pantoliano), an international hitman that has always eluded their grasp. They believe that they've found his location via a tipster but instead find Tom’s wife Kelly (Michelle Greathouse) tied up in a basement filled with explosives, surrounded by a black outline. The Lion calls Tom and commands him to kill Kelly or risk the entire house blowing up and killing everyone inside. Any attempt to evacuate the house or rescue Kelly will result in everyone getting blown up and the Lion will not accept any substitutions, as he wants Tom to suffer for messing up the Lion's network in the Southwestern United States. His only mercy is that Tom may turn out the lights in the basement. With no other option, Tom has the lights turned off and he shoots and kills Kelly.
The film flashes forwards to eight years later to show a grieving Tom, who is now retired and living in Mexico. As he's had past experiences dealing with the Lion, FBI agent Isabel Ordonez (Carmen Serano) travels out to persuade him to help track down and capture the Lion. She shows him evidence that the Lion will be meeting associates at a nightclub. Tom refuses but secretly copies down the address so he can take his own revenge for Kelly's death. At the nightclub Tom is initially unsuccessful at tracking down the Lion as he does not know what the other man looks like, even as the Lion walks directly past him in order to meet with his associate. The Lion, who is aware of the presence of both Tom and the FBI agents, receives his requested materials from his associate before killing the associate and detonating a bomb to cover his escape. Tom quickly follows after the Lion and after an extended chase scene, the Lion manages to subdue Tom and is about to cut his throat when an unmarked police car enters the alley, forcing the Lion to abandon Tom and make his escape. The FBI agent driving the car, "Hops" (David House), mistakes Tom for one of the Lion's associates and tries to arrest him. Hops is later corrected on this and Tom is brought on to assist the FBI's talk force along with his old partner Ryan, who is now part of the FBI. The FBI believes that the Lion is targeting Senator Cordero (Fredrick Lopez), who used to be a DEA agent.
As more bombs go off, the Lion's true identity is revealed (David Kaplow) and he kidnaps Ryan's daughter in an attempt to have Ryan assassinate Cordero in exchange for his daughter's safety. He's successful, as Ryan does as he's instructed, but Ryan is in turn shot and killed by Cordero's bodyguard. Eventually Kaplow makes his big move and bombs the FBI headquarters, during which time he kidnaps Ordonez. Tom makes his way to Ordonez's house, where he sees that Kaplow has tied her up and strapped a bomb to the agent. The two men fight and Kaplow manages to force Tom to handcuff himself. A policeman arrives on the scene but is killed by Kaplow, who is wounded in the process. Kaplow then escapes the house and detonates the bomb, believing that this is the end of Tom and Ordonez. However Kaplow then receives a call from Tom stating that they are not dead and that Kaplow's bullet proof vest is rigged to bombs. Finally, Tom detonates the bomb and Kaplow explodes inside the police car.

Tags: revenge, murder, violence, flashback

Review:
Flanery and Pantoliano do a pretty good job and really make this film.
I think the movie could have been better with a different female lead, she just didn't seem to suit the part.
One downfall was that I didn't really like how music played through most of the movie, I don't understand why they do this.If you like movies in the same genre as speed and the like you will enjoy this one..
But, of course, this only makes him a target.Director Robert Kurtzman ("Wishmaster"), more generally known as the FX maestro behind scores of films (often in the horror genre), brings his vision to the script of Alex Vesha, who knows something about tense situations, psychotic (but brilliant) killers and bomb scares.
Eat your heart out, Jack Bauer.While the lead role of Armstrong (Sean Patrick Flanery) has to be admired, there's no denying that Joe Pantoliano steals the show as The Lion.
I understand the importance of the romance and relationships in this one, but there is a break in the pace that I think ultimately works against the fast action of the movie.
I cannot really offer a solution of how to reconcile the need for romance and the pace, though, so I think the best was done with what they had.
I would have replaced the romantic interest with a platonic partner or boss, but that's just me.While I think the film is mildly flawed, due primarily to the pacing issue, it is worth seeing for anyone who enjoys the police or thriller genres.
As stated, The Lion is a worthy villain in a long line of criminal masterminds, and Vesha, Kurtzman and Pantoliano really bring that to the forefront..
First of all, I love a decent action flick as much as the other guy, given it has a good story, good acting, some nice twists, good action sequences, (keep in mind, I said GOOD and NICE, not PHENOMENAL or BRILLIANT)and let's not forget about the mandatory blond/brunette/redhead bombshell.
Apart from it's cheesy title, the only two good things in this movie are Sean Patrick Flanery and Joe Pantoliano - that's why I gave it 2 stars instead of 0 - , and even they are far from their usual acting.
It took me half the movie to realize that Carmen Serano really IS the female lead in this movie, and I can't understand why on earth would the producers/casting/director/studio choose an ugly-tranny-lookalike when there are so much more rising - and HOT - female stars out there.
Not even Sean Patrick Flanery's shaggy, beat-up-look - which is always welcome - can't save this one from sinking.
Another revenge flick that makes ridiculous demands on the audience - the acting is only just above the typical WWF performance, nothing else is.
Why oh why do these action films have to have such contrived story lines to execute screenplay.
An irritating dick-waving contest between and evil 'mastermind' who despite having the ability to take on any challenge sets about playing games with the dumbest cop in police enforcement history.
I enjoyed the action and the thrill of the movie.It was better then what the trailer showed.
The way the movie ended was great out of this world.
The way the movie opened was so good.
For a low budget movie it was well worth ever minute to watch I would have to say that the Director was extremely good and did a very great job on.
Robert Kurtzman has always been able to give the audience what the wanted as far as action and gore.
Sean Patrick Flanery did such an awesome job Acting along with Joe Pantoliano.
I would buy the movie and added it to my collection and tell any one to watch it..
Solid Action Thriller.
Director Robert Kurtzman's first foray into the action/thriller genre certainly won't be his last.
While I have always enjoyed Kurtzman's horror flicks and magnificent special and make-up effects, I was anxiously awaiting his directorial debut into another type of film.
I was not disappointed, as "Deadly Impact" is a solid thriller.
Joe Pantoliano plays an assassin who is wreaking havoc on his victims, and Sean Patrick Flannery plays a cop on the team assigned to stop him.
The two characters try to outwit and out-think each other up, right up until the very end.
Be sure to grab this on DVD for an entertaining movie night..
I'll admit that this is not a great movie, the plot is simple and you can see some turns coming a mile away.
However this is an entertaining movie, the performance by Sean Patrick Flannery is very good and the acting of Joe Pantoliano is excellent.
On the other hand the acting of just about everyone else is atrocious especially Carmen Serano she should not be allowed to be in any more movies towards the end I kept hoping she would be next to die so I wouldn't have to listen to her anymore.
This movies a one you should rent on a night when you want to be entertained by a mindless movie that doesn't require you to think to much, if you do that you will have fun..
This film kept me entertained from start to finish.
It reminded me of "Speed" or "Blown Away" with the same type of tension and suspense throughout the story, with interplay between the cop and the killer.
Sean Patrick Flannery did a great job as a cop who rejoins the police force to track his old foe, an assassin played by Joe Pantoliano.
The supporting cast, including Greg Serano as the cop's partner and Carmen Serano as an FBI agent also tracking the assassin, did a nice job as well, though they are not as seasoned as Flannery and Pantoliano.
This is definitely worth a look on DVD, although I am disappointed it is not going to be released on Blu-Ray..
fake and boring , I actually turned it of before the end, its been a long time since i have done that during a movie , i cannot stress how much i think this flick was awful , the worst i have seen in a long time, how the other reviewers have given it good rating's is REALLY beyond me ????i would rather watch paint dry .i cannot believe IMDb wants 10 lines of text to submit a review what else can i tell you about this trash ?i honestly cannot think of a movie i have seen in recent years that is worse , and i have seen some rubbish movies in the last few years.
Kurtzman does it right with Deadly Impact!.
I don't want to write anything that will spoil this fine feature for movie-goers, so I'll keep it as generic as I can: If you are a fan of action/suspense movies like The Bourne Identity, Die Hard, or Lethal Weapon, grab some popcorn and watch Robert Kurtzman's DEADLY IMPACT.
Pitted against a criminal mastermind (Joe Pantoliano) are a psychologically wounded cop (Sean Patrick Flanery) and a fiery Latina FBI Agent (Carmen Serano).
If you like fast, well-choreographed, visually stimulating action movies, Deadly Impact really delivers.
Veteran horror film-maker Kurtzman knows how to get the most from his actors, and Flanery, Serano, and Pantoliano prove this as Kurtzman jumps into the action/suspense world in a very big way, making Alexander Vesha's story a movie-screen roller-coaster you won't want to miss..
This movie is the Fast and Furious of non-stop fast flowing action.
Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints)and Joe Pantoliano (Sopranos) are pitted against each other in a wild blow-em up roller coaster of a ride.
The director ( Robert Kurtzman) adds a little spice with hottie Carmen Serano as an FBI agent.
If I was to compare it to another movie (Speed) comes to mind as it's all that and more.
"Deadly Impact" will have your stomach in knots within the first 10 minutes.After mastermind assassin David Kaplow (Joe Pantoliano) proves the strength of his capabilities early on, there's little time to ask why, but rather when.This highly suspenseful film is so captivating, the smallest disturbance will have you jumping.Realistic but horrifying scenarios are so mind-boggling, audience members are left wondering how anyone could make the decisions police officer Tom Armstrong (Sean Patrick Flanery) faces, and survive.Intense, non-stop action, a splash of romance and equipped with a satisfying ending, "Deadly Impact" is a flick for thrill seekers.Written by Columbus native Alexander Vesha and directed by Robert Kurtzman of Precinct 13 Entertainment in Crestline, "Deadly Impact" makes the perfect flick for thrill seekers..
Plenty of explosions, with not even sardonic humour to lighten the load.*Delete as necessary.It happened to be on when I was doing something else, so I'm glad I didn't actually have to pay to see it.It rates even lower than Columbo as optical chewing gum (and that's being unfair to Columbo), so if you've literally got nothing else to do, with not even a root canal in the offing, maybe watch it..
Solid action movie.
I feel that the rating for this movie needs a little boost from the reviews that are already present.
This movie was a lot of fun from the start to the end; a lot better than most of the big blockbusters that come out of the same genre.
It's nothing special in the plot line, but I often feel like watching something in the line of Die Hard 3 meets Face/Off and this did it for me.
Don't get me wrong, most of the movie was well coloured and edited, but some scenes (especially the outdoor scenes) made you realize that it was on a moderate budget.
I guess that's when they were running out of money and needed to get it out to print.Overall, I would recommend this movie if like cop-terrorist game movies.
A lot of action, good pace, solid ending..
The script in this movie is very flat.
Great Acting, Great Action and Great Plot.
This movie was really entertaining.
The action started from the second scene and even though you weren't attached to the characters much, you could feel the pain they were going through and understand how hard the decision would be to make.The movie then showed the unhappiness and escape that the lead Sean Patrick Flanery was feeling.
The acting by Sean Patrick flanery was brilliant.
I am surprised he is not a Big Star, because he's amazing.This movie was real.
I hate how most new action films rely so much on special effects and green screens to complete scenes that look completely fake.
This movie actually has realistic special effects.Great film, rent it or buy it..
I was duped into wasting 1 1/2 hours of my valuable life on this movie because the poster looked like it might be a decent cop movie and the fact that they cast Sean Patrick Flanery who acted in one of my favourite movies of all time (Boondock Saints).As the subject line says, it was full of lame; the story was unbelievable and full of holes, I couldn't find myself caring about this guy who loses his wife, Pantoliano's character was more of a tool than threatening, and I was disappointed that Flanery's acting was so bad.
I am not sure why producers try to do this (except when it is obviously important to the story); albeit some actors are much better than others (eg Colin Farrell in Miami Vice).I try to provide some positive in my reviews (this one is hard), so lets just say watch this purely to put more money into Flanery's pocket to thank him for Saints..
From before the title even appears you're given a mini-movie that let's you know from the start this is no formula flick.
please don't let those talking about plot holes etc discourage you from seeing this.
Yes you must suspend your belief at times but no more than in most movies of this type, and this one is much less predictable than most.
I actually applauded at the ending because there's no way you can see it coming.
Think of a Bruce Willis movie, only with the Bruce Willis part being played by Satan as the bad guy in the film.
There is plenty of action and the only really predictable part is the survival of the lead and a steamy roll around on the floor with the love interest.
I highly recommend you ignore the negative reviews and watch.
it's one of the few movies I've seen lately that has the mature subject matter of a plot that doesn't make you ashamed to have seen it.
This movie sucks so much I am actually angry.
OK the acting was lets say decent but unless you are stupid as me, don't watch.
Its a very annoying movie due to the fact that no matter how hard I try I cant believe the incredibly stupid, illogical and completely inconsistent story.
Short synopsis: A guy who had been forced to kill his wife by a psycho gets reinstated into the police in order to help find the psycho then some people get killed and at the end the good guy supposedly surprises you and kills the psycho end of story.I like crappy movies but this is too much crap even for me.
Cliché is the right word to describe this movie and bad, yes that also.Im giving it 4 because its bad but not that bad.
But i think the guy who wrote the story should be shot or at least forbidden to write scripts..
I actually didn't even make it half way through before turning the TV off.
One thing that bugged me more than ANYTHING was the fact that the movie supposedly traveled 8 years in time...
Maybe they attempted to make the actors look older, but I'm pretty sure if 8 years went by, there would be at least a LITTLE grey going on.
Sean Patrick Flanery looked like he had the same scruffy beard going on, with the same exact hair style through out the 8 years, too.
It just seemed like the directors didn't care about little things and basically only cared about rushing through scenes to hurry up and make the viewers happy when the good guy won.
Typical.Another thing that bugged me was the fact that it looked and felt like such a low-budget type of movie.
WANNA BE IN A MOVIE?
I like Sean Patrick Flanery because the Boondock Saints was basically amazing from start to end.
His acting wasn't as good as I've seen...
WORST acting I have seen in a "big" movie.
Um yeah, this film was basically a really, really terrible 'Speed' knock off (minus the bus, the tension, the acting skill, a decent plot, a decent DP and director) that was so bad that it actually became comedic by the end - I don't even consider it good enough to warrant a 'made for TV' status.
Yep, it really is that bad.Honestly, don't waste your time - and whatever you do, please don't be fooled into wasting 96 minutes of your life, like I was, by the fact that this schlock features two known actors (Sean Patrick Flanery and Joe Pantoliano).I don't think I've seen a film this bad since I was foolish enough to watch one of the those cheap straight-to-DVD knock-offs with names like 'Transmorfers' and 'I Am Omega' - I'm actually surprised that Mark Dacasos didn't make an appearance in this film.The biggest disappointment of all for me was the fact that Joe Pantoliano got involved with this thing - does he have some massive gambling debts or something?
Worst movie I have ever seen.
Worst movie I have ever seen.
Acting terrible, plot line worse.
I barely managed to watch the whole movie only because I prayed that the lead female would die.She didn't.Bad guy did.
Even that small joy was denied the audience.Reminiscent of the worst cops and robbers movies of the 70's..
The depths of the stupidity of the law enforcement in this movie spoke volumes of the ignorance of the writer (their couldn't be more than one).
Every time you think "they can't be this stupid", they prove you wrong.
Inconceivable that someone watched this and said, "Lets release this and put our names to this."I've seen porn with a more believable plot line.Didn't care for this much..
another perfect example of how American action thrillers display their ideal American dream achieved by loosing morals.
I honestly don't recommend this for anyone, not children as its far to gory and aggressive, not adults because it is so unbelievably mind numbing it makes it amazingly difficult to watch and even harder to enjoy.
As for the ending, well what a cop out.
OK, the opening action sequence...His wife is taped to a pole in a basement somewhere, surrounded by dynamite.
OK, so the bad guy says to disarm the room, the vial must be broken and somehow the only way to break the vial, at least in Alexander Vesha's mind is to shoot the woman.
plays out something like....' Now honey, I need you to sit up straight, arch your back, close your eyes and keep completely still.
Score another winner for master of horror Robert Kurtzman, this time with a taught, densely packed thriller.
Joe Pantoliano and Sean Patrick Flanery are excellent foils for each other, with Flanery as the cop with a tragic, tortured past and Pantoliano as a maniacal assassin with a grudge.
Kurtzman's pacing is intense, with a minimum of shoe leather to get you from scene to scene.
You do have to pay close attention to every tiny scrap of dialogue, though, as there are lines that are nearly throwaways that are important to the plot.
I am disappointed that this doesn't appear to be coming out on Blu-Ray. I'd love to be able to watch it on the Hi-Def with that excellent soundtrack rumbling my innards.