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Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Keogh, Philip Tan, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian ... see more see more... , Lisa Gier King , Tony Schiena

Action star and goofball extraordinaire Jean-Claude Van Damme returns in this gritty tale of revenge between the Los Angeles mob and an invading Chinese Triad. The "Muscles From Brussels" stars as Ben... read more read more... Archer, an ex-mob tough guy whose wife is savagely murdered after she brings home an orphaned child who happens to be a Chinese kingpin's daughter. Racked with grief, Archer is forced back into the mob life as Van Damme stacks up the dead bodies until he finally comes face to face with his wife's killer in an explosive match to the death. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Philippe Martinez

Release Date: December 28, 2004

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DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004

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  • June 26, 2009
    Wait, what? Simon Yam? Headshots everywhere? Absurdly over-the-top use of quick jumps and flashbacks? Shit, Van Damme might be starring in really awful movies these days, but i wouldn't guess they were that insane. Either that or the director was doing 8 ball after 8 ball while s... read morehooting this.
  • October 8, 2006
    I have never seen Van Damme in this punishing thriller before his latest movies.
  • February 18, 2009
    It's good! I liked it! Somewhat of a surprise.
    Yah, it's an action film and it does mostly follow the numbers. It uses that cool/artful direction and editing that is common in modern action, but it's effective. The director and/or the editor do go into some interesting flairs in ... read moresome of the sequences which look, well... cool. It also develops (yah, actually develops, if only somewhat) some interesting characters that go a bit beyond your stock fare. Jean-Claude's character is even a little different that your average stock hero and, you know, he shows a bit of his acting chops through the character.
    Basically if you want an actioner that hit all the popcorn notes but still deviates enough to be interesting, see it.
  • April 3, 2012
    One of the better recent Van Damme flicks. Wake of Death has a good storyline but the editing was muddy and some of the actors were pretty bad (Lisa Gier King). Waited for some good old Van Damme fight scenes but the director chose to avoid his fists and feet and choose to use g... read moreuns in excess. Van Damme fans will be the only ones interested in this one.
  • November 19, 2009
    Jean-Claude Van Damme was showing his high quality act. I felt how much he loved his wife by his expressions.
  • July 8, 2009
    Quite an emotion-filled movie. I would say this is the best of the ten or so Van Damme movies I have watched. I highly recommend it.
  • May 1, 2007
    Wake of Death is another good new movie of Van Damme I would have never that I see Van Damme blowing some guys head off with a shot gun or drilling a hole through a guy's knee. Violent but a good movie
  • December 30, 2006
    An ex-mob enforcer [Jean-Claude Van Damme seeks revenge for murder of his wife. Its amazing how the Van Damme movies that you never heard of are the ones that are actually good.
  • September 10, 2006
    VAN DAMME was intense in this movie! this movie was crazy, there wasnt the typical fights you would expect from van damme, this was very good, =]

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Pablo Villaca
January 13, 2005
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Uma fotografia surpreendentemente boa em um filme previsivelmente ruim.

David Nusair
January 9, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...Jean-Claude Van Damme's most enjoyable movie in almost ten years. Full Review

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