Until Death (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Simon Fellows

Writers (WGA):

Dan Harris (written by) and
James Portolese (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2007 (Kuwait)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They put him in a coma, now he's going to put them out of their misery.

Plot:

Van Damme plays a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.

Plot Keywords:

Drug | Shot In The Head | Police Officer Killed | Dead Policewoman | Sex On Pool Table

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14

1:00 AM

SPIKETV

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Anthony Stowe
Selina Giles	...	Valerie Stowe
Mark Dymond	...	Mark Rossini
William Ash	...	Serge
Stephen Lord	...	Jimmy Medina
Gary Beadle	...	Mac
C. Gerod Harris	...	Ross
Wes Robinson	...	Chad Mansen
Stephen Rea	...	Gabriel Callaghan
Buffy Davis	...	Jane
Alana Maria	...	Clementine
Fiona O'Shaughnessy	...	Lucy
Adam Leese	...	Van Huffel
Rachel Grant	...	Maria Ronson
Paul Williams	...	Tommy

Also Known As:

Til Death (USA) (pre-release title)
Until the Death (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, sexuality/nudity and drug content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK | Bulgaria | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Japan:R-15 | South Korea:18 | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Absolut Film Management

Trivia:

Originally Nick Ingman was hired to orchestrate and conduct the score but due to some rescheduling issues it became necessary to move his recording session from Dublin to London to record in the Abbey Road studios. Because of other commitments at the revised recording time, Ingman had to be replaced by another conductor, Nic Raine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the opening, when Gabriel Callaghan ask for the lock combination, the woman says the code is "666" when the camera pans down the lock has 4 sliders not 3.

Quotes:

Anthony Stowe: [holding a gun to Lorenz's head] If you're going to take a shot at a cop, make sure you kill him. And the fact that you were willing to take that shot means you have a lot to say.

Soundtrack:

Castro's Fiddle

Best Can Damme film in years!!!

This is the greatest Van Damme movie i have seen in years. This is probably his best STV effort right next to In Hell. There is no classic Van Damme martial arts but the acting is insane! Def the best acting of his career. The last couple Van Damme movies sucked (SIC & Hard Corps.), so i had low expectations. But WOW...was i surprised at how well this movie was made compared to his recent crappy STV films. Seeing Van Damme play a totally different character was entertaining and reminded me of why i love Van Damme flicks so much. I lost faith in him after Wake of Death, but after watching this and having his next film be a martial arts packed film co-starring Scott Atkins (The Shepard) i have total faith in Van Damme once again. The acting is great, the plot is new for Van Damme, the action is better than expected (no martial arts though), and Van Damme looks awesome. The editing is great, the direction is good, and luckily the film does not feel cheesy or STV-like. Emotional film.

It is a must see for Van Damme fans. You will be surprised by it.

And it is a MILLION times better than anything Seagal has done STV.