Wake of Death (2004)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Philippe Martinez

Writers:

Mick Davis (writer)
Laurent Fellous (writer)

Release Date:

19 January 2005 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Revenge is all he has left.

Plot:

After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the Chinese triads.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Drill | Torture | Revenge | Female Frontal Nudity

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Ben Archer
Simon Yam	...	Sun Quan
Philip Tan	...	Han
Valerie Tian	...	Kim
Tony Schiena	...	Tony
Claude Hernandez	...	Raymond
Lisa King	...	Cynthia Archer
Anthony Fridjohn	...	Max
Danny Keogh	...	Mac Hoggins
Pierre Marais	...	Nicholas Archer
Warrick Grier	...	Da Costa
Tom Wu	...	Andy Wang
Jacqui Chan	...	Mamma Li
Burt Kwouk	...	Tommy Li
Joon Chong	...	Kim's Mother

Also Known As:

After Death (USA) (working title)
L'empreinte de la mort (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

86 min | USA:90 min

Country:

UK | Germany | France | South Africa

Language:

Cantonese | French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 (cut) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (cut) | UK:18 | France:-12 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Japan:R-15 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Finland:K-18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Bauer Martinez Studios

Trivia:

After Ringo Lam left the project, Cess Silvera was brought in to direct, but was fired after two weeks of filming in Cape Town, South Africa.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Toward the final scene of the movie there is an explosion which sets some of the villains on fire. After the explosion, lying on the ground and in full view for several seconds, one of the villains/stuntmen is shown wearing his red fireproof stunt suit.

Quotes:

Sun Quan: The only thing you postpone in life... is death.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making of 'Wake of Death' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sirens

Very Well Done Action Revenge Flick..Good Performance by Van Damme.

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.