Watch: Wake of Death 2004 123movies, Full Movie Online – Ben Archer is a thug/enforcer for a criminal organization. Tiring of the work, he tells his coworkers that he’s ready to retire. His wife Cynthia is a social worker for the INS. She brings a Chinese refugee girl to their home. Soon, Sun Quan wants his daughter back. Cynthia Archer is murdered, and Ben’s son Nicholas disappears, along with the Chinese girl. Ben must save the children and avenge his wife’s murder..
Plot: 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.
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A mature action film from a maturing actor
I’ll be the first to admit that the super butt kicking action was not the only thing I appreciated in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s films back in the day. His own butt was an excellent plus. Timecop and Cyborg? I was there. I tried to hang on after that but… JCVD twins, Dennis Rodman, science gone bad? It was all too cartoony and the action wasn’t enough to hold my interest. I turned my attention East and… Salvation! The wonders of Hong Kong film.Looking to pack a recent weekend with as much action and gunplay possible, I found “Wake of Death” and decided to give JCVD another try. I’m glad I did as I found it to be a fine film. It doesn’t have the American film clichés – a hero with a heart of gold, selflessly protecting orphans and widows, while throwing off quippy one-liners and never sustaining anything more than a few strategically placed scratches.
This is a man with a questionable and likely criminal past, but we’re not back storied into seeing how he is really just a misunderstood hero. It is up to the viewer to make their own judgment about this man and his actions. This film is not for those who like their action mindless.
I agree with all the comments about Jean-Claude’s acting skills he has definitely earned to communicate emotion and real character depth. He is a long way from the stone-faced Muscles from Brussels.
This woman gives the film 2 thumbs up! Now go kick some ass!
Drill his head…..
Ben Archer is a thug/enforcer for a criminal organisation.Tiring of the work, he tells his co-workers that he’s ready to retire.
His wife Cynthia is a social worker for the INS. She brings a Chinese refugee girl to their home.
Soon, Sun Quan wants his daughter back. Cynthia is murdered, and Ben’s son Nicholas disappears, along with the Chinese girl.
Ben must save the children and avenge his wife’s murder…
Yes it’s one of Van Dammes best performances in a while, but it’s by far the action movie people are making it out to be. It’s more character driven, with a few set piece thrown in for good measure.
We are treated to the bent cop, the explanation to Van Dammes accent, and the inclusion of a man in a wheelchair, and his psycho butler.
It’s all by the book stuff, and nothing new is seen here, it’s just that as a Van Damme fan he really does have a good range in this, and you really care for his character and his cause.
Soifyou want all action Van Damme, you will be little disappointed, if you want a great performance from Van Damme, you’ve found it.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 14000000
Revenue 521918
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director Philippe Martinez
Writer Mick Davis, Laurent Fellous, Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan
Country United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, South Africa, United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Soho Images, London, UK
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm