Season 19, Episode 9
I hate that they don't capitalize the 'C' in the title "Timecop". It just looks better than the lower case 'c'. I know this is a weird hill to defend, but I'm not moving on that. This is why I capitalized it in the title and why I'll continue to do so throughout this article.
Before we discussed the movie, TimeCop, for the main show, I've always held that this movie was one of my favorite Jean-Claude Van Damme films. I'm sure I've also said it was his best, but I stopped making blanket statement like that in the late 90s. Movies, like all art, is subjective and for one to exclaim one piece of art is better than another is, in reality, saying that they prefer it, or it speaks to them more.
So, I liked TimeCop quite a bit. Then I watched it again.
I still enjoy it, but boy did I forget about a lot of inconsistencies, baffling plot points, and the entirety of Gloria Reuben's character, Agent Sarah Fielding. I'll leave those for the podcast episode, but there were some pieces I never forgot. The split, as you can see in the image above, is one of them, although the believability of how Walker needs to do the move tests the limits of common sense. I also always remembered Senator McComb's fate, but his motivation to letting himself die in the end, which we also discuss on the episode, is mind-blowingly (not a word) dumb.
Check out this episode where we answer the ultimate question: Does the character, Walker, always roll up his sleeves, or does Jean-Claude Van Damme?
TimeCop
Story by Mike Richardson & Mark Verheiden
Screenplay by Mark Verheiden
Directed by Peter Hyams
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver, Bruce McGill, Gloria Reuben
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