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This week on Catching Up On Cinema, Kyle and Trevor review PeterHyams', Timecop (1994)!
A time travel action thriller from director Peter Hyams, Timecop(1994) is often thought of as Jean-Claude Van Damme's most profitablefilm, released in what would go on to be a very successful year for“The Muscles from Brussels”.
Produced by Sam Raimi and Dark Horse Entertainment, Timecop is anoddly tepid action film, lacking the flair or dynamism of many of itscontemporaries.
While the performances and dialogue are on point, executed anddelivered with aplomb by a very capable cast of familiar faces andcharacter actors, Van Damme himself often comes across as slightlychecked out.
While director/cinematographer Hyams' signature stark productiondesign and murky black lighting schemes are of a high degree ofcraftsmanship, in some ways they hamper the tone, forcing the film tobe perhaps more serious than it ought to be.
Featuring some nifty CGI effects work for its vintage,Timecopgenerally has a high degree of polish in its presentation, howevermuch of the action feels weightless and low stakes, with very fewaction beats being worthy of Van Damme's highlight reel.
A middling JCVD film that likely earned its box office successthrough riding the 90's wave of sci-fi “techno thrillers”, andthe promise of its star's muscular buttocks being featuredprominently as co-star.
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