Review of Until Death (2007) by Lauri L — 26 Sep 2008
'They put him in a coma, now he's going to put them out of their misery.'.
Until Death is the most recent Van Damme movie I've seen. The main reason for watching it (I don't know why I need to justify this!) was because a vast number of people on the internet were calling it 'Van Damme's Rennaissance'. That is, frankly, a load of old balls.
'Plot' concerns a heroin-addicted bastard played by Van Damme, who alienates almost everyone around him. His family hates him, his partners hate him and he hates himself. He swears, he decks everyone who gets on his nerves and shags local prostitutes on the top of pool tables. He is the lowest of the low.
His arch nemesis is the well known Irish actor Stephen Rea. After Rea's men shoot Van Damme in the head- he goes on a killing spree to avenge it.
Its quite dark and moody, and yes is different from most other Van Damme movies. In fact Van Damme plays a decent anti-hero for the first half of the film. But its no Double Impact and really does look tired and cheap.
One wonders why an actor like Rea would get himself interested in a film like this. The casting is also extremely strange - for instance two ex Eastenders stars have large American accented roles (Gary Beadle AKA Paul Trueman and Stephen Lord AKA 'Jase').
All in all, its not going to be seen by many to change public perception of Van Damme as a credible actor. One for completists or Eastenders fans only.
This review of Until Death (2007) was written by Lauri L on 26 Sep 2008.
Until Death has generally received mixed reviews.
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