Wake of Death (2004) 5.5
After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the Chinese triads. Director:Philippe Martinez |
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Wake of Death (2004) 5.5
After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the Chinese triads. Director:Philippe Martinez |
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| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | ||
| Simon Yam | ... |
Sun Quan
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Philip Tan | ... |
Han
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| Valerie Tian | ... |
Kim
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| Tony Schiena | ... |
Tony
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Claude Hernandez | ... |
Raymond
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| Lisa King | ... |
Cynthia Archer
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Anthony Fridjohn | ... |
Max
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Danny Keogh | ... |
Mac Hoggins
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Pierre Marais | ... |
Nicholas Archer
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| Warrick Grier | ... |
Da Costa
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| Tom Wu | ... |
Andy Wang
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Jacqui Chan | ... |
Mamma Li
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| Burt Kwouk | ... |
Tommy Li
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Joon Chong | ... |
Kim's Mother
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Ben Archer is a thug/enforcer for a criminal organization. Tiring of the work, he tells his coworkers that he's ready to retire. His wife Cynthia is a social worker for the INS. She brings a Chinese refugee girl to their home. Soon, Sun Quan wants his daughter back. Cynthia Archer is murdered, and Ben's son Nicholas disappears, along with the Chinese girl. Ben must save the children and avenge his wife's murder. Written by Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>
This is not your average Van Damme flick. Its also not your average action/revenge movie either. There's no doubt that this is a huge step up for Van Damme. His acting is very impressive, in my opinion his best work yet and he is still in great shape and can perform the kicks, no problem. The story is simple but it gives more to you then it should. We get to see Van Damme's character completely break down, and for this you feel for him, which makes his revenge just as sweet as it is for him, for you. Aside from Van Damme the rest of the acting is pretty good. There are also some great fight scenes and car/motorcycle chases. Another thing I noticed is that this movie looked like it had a nice budget..100 times better then Derailed and better then In Hell..It was nice to see that Money was being dished out for Van Damme again. Anyway overall I give this a 10 for Van Damme's great performance, the stylish action and the way the story was executed. Van Damme fan or not, try and check this one out.