Timecop

Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 16, 1994

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 47 Ratings

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clem666Jan 11, 2021

As you may deduct by yourself this movie is about time-travelling. But it totally misses its point. From its beginning the movie sets a lot of dumb and weird rules about time-travelling, so-called secret files and deontology. You don't haveAs you may deduct by yourself this movie is about time-travelling. But it totally misses its point. From its beginning the movie sets a lot of dumb and weird rules about time-travelling, so-called secret files and deontology. You don't have to wait long to realize these rules are a big bag of crap. Scenario is generic and really predictable. I however have to admit that the way events happen surprised me and were less predictable than the scenario in overall.

All the constant time-travelling dimension makes it really hard to understand realtions between characters since some don't act and think the same way in the very past, the past and the present times.

Van Damme's acting is great and it almost goes the same way for the rest of the cast. Really honorable mention to Mia Sara whose acting and presence bring an authentic human touch to the movie. 'Timecop' is once again one of those movies highlighting Van Damme's abilities and especially his flexibility (just as 'Kickboxer' did five years before its release). So don't even question scenes in which he will fight almost naked and will do gymnastics splits for nothing.

Visual effects are decent (even if you watch it in 2021 like me) excepting this ugly scene at the end. If you watched the movie you surely know which scene I'm talking about. The lighting is terrible. I stopped counting the number of scenes that are so dark that you can't see what's going on. Soundtrack and audio atmosphere are dull and almost non-existent. Fights and violent scenes are terribly presented. You simply can't feel the stakes of conflicts. Almost all the characters' deaths don't evoke any emotion to me and are poorly shot.

Ending (no spoil) is awful. It is full of fake and useless suspense, it is inconsistent and feels like it is lasting a whole hour. Villains don't stop to appear and wake up from total coma just to make action scenes be a bit longer. Seeing credits never made me so happy.… Expand

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