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Nothing earth shattering, but just a fun movie. The leads were perfectly cast, the "emotional" aspect was there, but not over played, and the villians were detestable. Comedy sprinkled throughout for levity, and a great old school sounding soundtrack. Highly recommended for a night in.

Possibly Van Damme's best since Timecop. Although that may not mean much to people who love to see him fail, to us fans, it means a lot. Proving that, although he'll never win an Oscar, Van Damme at least *tries* to work on his thesp skills, and unlike certain other late 80's - early 90's action stars, he stays in shape, Van Damme continues to accept new challenges. With a legitimate noir feel and a few familiar martial arts movie faces, Wake of Death was a pleasant surprise. After reading that it went through three directors, I was thinking that it would be a mess, but producer/writer/director Phillipe Martinez managed to craft an entertaining story. Sure, the characters could have been investigated deeper, but they weren't. If you rented the movie with a character study in mind, you deserve to be disappointed.