![]() Surprisingly well-made film with very believable performances by most of the cast (standouts being JCVD, the actor playing JC's superior, and Silver the villain). Overall, this is one of the best of a small group of well-done Van Damme movies. Reviewed in the United States on DecemVerified Purchase Timecop stands the test of time (sorry, kinda intended). The time travel ange of the story may be intelligent but the dialog in this movie is just plain dumb and too juvenile. There also is too much Rambo-mentality and the final action goes on way too long. In fact, the story is full of unlikable and untrustworthy characters, too many of them. No politician, no matter what party or where, would be this much of low-life. The story can be a bit confusing at times but is fun at most times, especially near the end when doubles of all the characters are on the screen at once THE BAD - The bad part of the film is the credibility, especially with Silver who plays a politician. The special- effects - at least when this came out in the mid '90s - were very cool when the time travelers reached their destinations and appear out of this wall of near- transparent plastic. Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future. There is something about Ron Silver's looks that spell "sleazy and rotten" before he even opens his mouth! When he speaks, his accent and profanity quickly verifies those suspicions. With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver, Bruce McGill. THE GOOD - Kudos to the four s's in here: Silver, suspense, special-effects and sound - all of them are very good. The story also has some good twists and humor. because of the interesting and somewhat complex tale with time travel as the main theme. ![]() I thought this was a notch above the normal no-brainer kick-boxer action flicks which star men like Jean-Claude VanDamme, Steven Segal, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, etc.
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