Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

bob the moo Jean-Claude van Damme is living an empty life of luxury, his best career days behind him now, and little in his life. A chance encounter with an old love, Vanessa, triggers him to reboot his career. However it is not his van Damme days that he wants back into, but his shadow career of van Johnson, where he used European-set DTV titles as a way to get inside enemy regimes and act as a secret agent who nobody would ever suspect.I think probably everyone has seen the film JCVD, where the actor plays straight in a surprisingly brutal film which not only stripped him down as a person, but broke the 4th wall to give him on-screen time to reflect on his life and who he has been. It was a great moment and for the actor the film was a brave but rewarding choice. The TV show sort of extends that idea of putting van Damme into playing himself but not really playing himself; of joking about his career but celebrating it at the same time; of mocking his films but delivering what we all like about them. It is in no way as serious as JCVD, but it rides on from it. In doing so it is a real odd mix, and it is never totally clear that it knows how to balance all the things it is trying to do.At times it is very silly, others it asks us to buy into the characters, and then at the same time it is funny. The same is true of the plot, which jumps all over the place and rarely totally works. The multiple personalities, the time-travel, the spy thriller, the personal reflection - all of it has a part, even if it never gels. That said, it is still an enjoyable season. It is well put together so that enough works to cover the weaknesses; the action and comedy all work, and the cast bring a lot to the screen. JCVD himself is great - he gets the scene, whatever it is. His comedic timing is good and he is still a very good physical presence - even when the scene is daft, he goes with it and makes it work. Kat Foster is more than just a pretty face; she has good chemistry with van Damme, and convinces as a character. Arias is a weird find but fun casting - hard to recognize him when compared to his other work. In support there are several familiar faces that add weight to the show and also do good turns - Rashad, Rota, Schiff, come to mind, but also a collection of goons and other such roles.Overall it is a fun season that mostly plays for laughs and gets them. The general standard is amusement with fun action, but tries to have a narrative that works (even if it gets silly too often). Not sure where the ending really leaves them to go except to get more silly, but on the basis of this season I would like to watch more if they can reign that back and play to what they did well here.

krbodkin This show is eye rollingly bad. Each episode is 30 minutes long, and while it may induce a few chuckles per episode, that's all it does. Most of the humor is just dull. The opening scene in the first episode got my hopes up. They promptly went down the more I watched. By the third episode I was thankful that the episodes were only 30 minutes long, and the season only 6 episodes.

Ornlu Wolfjarl I've just finished watching this and I must say I'm blown away. I did not expect it to be this amazing. I was anticipating something mediocre, but instead I was served a great action/comedy and I couldn't help but watch all 6 parts in one sitting.The series is both a homage and a satyrism of 80s action films , the film industry and modern audiences. It manages to pull off a great combination of the three, managing to keep it at just the right level, while deliberately sprinkling the viewer with well-done action scenes. It brims with over-the-top ideas, bold humor and unexpected turns in the story. There were many scenes that caught me completely unaware with the direction they went. I couldn't keep myself from bursting laughing out loud, which is a rarity these days.JCVD gives a fine performance as well. It mustn't have been easy playing 3 different roles at once: The famous but depressed movie star, the secret agent and the action hero/bad actor. Not to mention the many other faces he puts throughout. The rest of the cast is doing OK. I can't say anyone shined in particular, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. The thing is that elements that would otherwise would be downsides work in favor for the series, because they blend in nicely with the effort to make a light satyre.There is an interesting plot going in the background as well. It's simple, it's well-paced and well-executed and doesn't detract from the main focus, which is the characters. Rather it builds alongside.My only gripe is that fight scenes that didn't involve JCVD weren't done very well. They were executed too slowly and were shouting "fake" from a mile away. Still they were extremely rare, so I can't say I can complain about it much.If you are a fan of old action flicks, I highly recommend you get the gang together for the weekend, order some food, sit down and enjoy Jean Claude Van Johnson.

smallgreenpie I normally can't watch action flicks because I can't summon the necessary suspension of disbelief but because this one is a comedy all the things that normally bother me just make me laugh. Suddenly I can't watch someone fly across the room into a wall after being kicked or a "death punch" like I'm twelve again. I hope there is a second season.BTW, JC is right... Timecop > Looper