Action

Wake of Death

- Revenge was all he had left.

Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

Release Date : 2004-12-28

Language :EnglishCantonese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bauer Martinez StudiosUKFSFrame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KGThe Tower Limited Liability PartnershipLucky 7 ProductionsBlue Rider PicturesLMCP FilmsRoyal Bank of ScotlandSagewise

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : After Death

Cast

Character Name : Ben Archer

Original Name : Jean-Claude Van Damme

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sun Quan

Original Name : 任達華

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : Valerie Tian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Han

Original Name : Philip Tan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Tony Schiena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raymond

Original Name : Claude Hernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cynthia Archer

Original Name : Lisa King

Gender : Female

Character Name : Max (as Anthony Fridjohn)

Original Name : Anthony Fridjhon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mac Hoggins

Original Name : Danny Keogh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicholas Archer

Original Name : Pierre Marais

Gender : Male

Character Name : Da Costa

Original Name : Warrick Grier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andy Wang

Original Name : Tom Wu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mamma Li (as Jacqui Chan)

Original Name : Jacqueline Chan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Li

Original Name : Burt Kwouk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kim's Mother

Original Name : Joon Chong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Brown

Original Name : Bo Petersen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Babysitter

Original Name : Tarryn Meaker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Biker Thug

Original Name : Arnold Chon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest Lee

Original Name : Stephen Chang

Gender : Male

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

When I sat down to watch this movie last evening I expected a fairly ordinary direct-to-video (actually it was released to cinema in France) action movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme that would, at best, be somewhat entertaining. Well I was wrong. After having watched the movie I had to say: Wow that was a good movie! Now the threshold for that wow was of course a bit lower than usual since I was not expecting that much from the movie but still, this is a surprisingly good movie. Sure it has its silly moves and plot holes like most movies of this kind but it is miles away from the usual brain-dead run-of-the-mill action movie. First of all, Jean-Claude Van Dame makes a quite decent, even good, performance. Personally I am not much for these sentimental cry-scenes but Jean-Claude manages to make these parts well and at the same time he is brutally cool when he is out seeking his revenge. The action in the movie is also very enjoyable whether it is car chases, motorcycle chases or martial art displays. When it comes to the latter Jean-Claude proves that he is still good at making these scenes unlike for instance Steven Seagal who mostly stands in one spot waving his hands while trying to hide his beer belly. At times the movie is quite cruel. There is a torture scene which is really good without being unnecessarily graphic. Speaking of graphics, the entire movie is well shot. The cinematography is simply very good. I would even say that for this kind of movie it is great. At times this is a very dark movie and those parts of the movie are really the best. For me this was a very positive surprise and I found this movie very well worth watching