Here, the actor's thick Belgian accent and poor comic timing (he's no Schwarzenegger yet in the sound-bite department) intrudes upon his dramatic performance. Off action fans because of the arty touches of director John Woo. TIMECOP was meant to be Van Damme's mainstream breakthrough, affording him a juicy part in a big-league production, but the actor was far better showcased in 1993's HARD TARGET, which allegedly turned For example, only late in the film is it revealed that repeated trips to the past are possible, which undermines theĪt least the film offers a lively, high-kicking performance from martial arts star Van Damme. While the initial premise, credited to Mark Verheiden and executive producer Mike Richardson, contains endless possibilities for exciting storytelling, Verheiden's screenplay becomes increasingly convoluted, violating its own logic for the sake of narrative expediency. Peter Hyams, a veteran director of uninspired sci-fi flicks (e.g., OUTLAND, 2010), fails to rise above an unimaginative script and skimpy production design. Walker travels back to the future, to 2004, and happily discovers that McComb never became a powerful Senator and that Melissa and their son are waiting for him in their home. When McComb shows up with his younger self, Walker kills them both.
Walker returns to his home, hoping to intercept his wife's killers. He discovers that on the very day she was murdered, Melissa was going to tell him she was pregnant. In order to foil McComb, Walker is sent back to 1994 Washington, where he also looks for Melissa. His most challengingĪssignment: proving that Senator McComb (Ron Silver) has been financing his presidential campaign by dispatching time travelers to re-negotiate old business deals. Ten years later, Walker becomes an elite "timecop," assigned to prevent nefarious individuals from going back in time to change history. In 1994, policeman Walker (Van Damme) witnesses several thugs murder his wife, Melissa (Mia Sara), in their Washington, D.C. TIMECOP fails to elicit either stirring action or a truly involving story from its intriguing premise. As time-travel pictures go, this Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle is a passable but disappointing excursion into well-traveled terrain.
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