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Wake Of Death
2004
Jeanne-Claude Van Damme is Ben Archer, a gangster from Marseilles who now lives in LA; after a few decades of crime, he's decided to go straight and spend more time with his family. His wife Cynthia is an agent for the INS; she works to keep illegal Chinese immigrants out of the US. But when she discovers Kim (Valerie Tian), a .. Read more
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian, Philip Tan |
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| Director | Philipe Martinez |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Wake Of Death
Jeanne-Claude Van Damme is Ben Archer, a gangster from Marseilles who now lives in LA; after a few decades of crime, he's decided to go straight and spend more time with his family. His wife Cynthia is an agent for the INS; she works to keep illegal Chinese immigrants out of the US. But when she discovers Kim (Valerie Tian), a troubled young girl on board a ship full of immigrants, she takes pity on her and brings the girl home with her. This turns out to be a mistake, as Kim is running for her life; when her maniacal father Sun Quan (Simon Yam), the trigger-happy leader of the Chinese Triad, discovers Kim's hiding place, he brutally murders all involved. Upon finding his wife's body, Ben resolves to extract revenge from the killers, and embarks upon a bloodletting of the entire Chinese mob, waging war with the aid of two of his former gang members.
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian, Philip Tan, Tony Schiena |
|---|---|
| Director | Philipe Martinez |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Aug 2005 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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One of the best action movies of 2004
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22 out of 26 people found this review helpful
The film has it moments...
This is a European production instead of a Hollywood flic, and it shows in the style and action. There are lots of short 'deep' scenes with occasional flashbacks , and the violence is more graphic than you would expect in a US production. The film revolves around a retired French mobster, whose wife is a social worker employed by the US immigration service. One day she brings home a Chinese girl, an illegal refugee, unaware that her father is a psychopathic triad boss with a penchant for slitting the throats of those he doesn't like - something he did to the girl's father. After the inevitable killing of Van Damme's wife by this boss, Van Damme wreaks revenge on the triad, aided by other former members of the French gang. This is an interesting film in that Van Damme doesn't mind being portrayed as an ageing action man, unlike some of Seagal's stuff where he still thinks he can mix it with younger fighters. I found that first half of the film confusing in places as the scenes changed quickly, but when the action starts the film moves with good pace and purpose.
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22 out of 26 people found this review helpful
The film has it moments...
This is a European production instead of a Hollywood flic, and it shows in the style and action. There are lots of short 'deep' scenes with occasional flashbacks , and the violence is more graphic than you would expect in a US production. The film revolves around a retired French mobster, whose wife is a social worker employed by the US immigration service. One day she brings home a Chinese girl, an illegal refugee, unaware that her father is a psychopathic triad boss with a penchant for slitting the throats of those he doesn't like - something he did to the girl's father. After the inevitable killing of Van Damme's wife by this boss, Van Damme wreaks revenge on the triad, aided by other former members of the French gang. This is an interesting film in that Van Damme doesn't mind being portrayed as an ageing action man, unlike some of Seagal's stuff where he still thinks he can mix it with younger fighters. I found that first half of the film confusing in places as the scenes changed quickly, but when the action starts the film moves with good pace and purpose.
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