I don't know why it's called Split Second, but that's the least of this movie's problems. It's chief problem is that it's incredibly derivative. They obviously wanted to make Blade Runner, and I'm not just saying that because Rutger Hauer's in it, though it's damning that it was written with Harrison Ford in mind. Hauer plays a cop on the edge - the VERY edge - tracking a serial killer in the far away year 2008, but that killer is essentially a Predator, even if it looks like an Alien and, absurdly, acts like the Zodiac killer when we're not looking. Is it me or did the movie play it like love interest Kim Cattrall (off Star Trek VI because she still has Valeris's haircut) was the creature in disguise? Everything points to it until the movie decides to make her a damsel in distress instead. The other about-turn is that while Hauer IS so extreme a character as to evoke action film parody, Split Second doesn't really become OVERT parody until rats start spilling out of everything and everyone gets the biggest possible gun. I'm certainly happy to see a flooded future London instead of an upteenth gang-filled future Los Angeles, but despite the general oddness of this Frankenstein's Monster, it all feels like formulaic direct-to-DVD stuff. Not without entertainment value, but more as a train wreck than anything.
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I don't know why it's called Split Second, but that's the least of this movie's problems. It's chief problem is that it's incredibly derivative. They obviously wanted to make Blade Runner, and I'm not just saying that because Rutger Hauer's in it, though it's damning that it was written with Harrison Ford in mind. Hauer plays a cop on the edge - the VERY edge - tracking a serial killer in the far away year 2008, but that killer is essentially a Predator, even if it looks like an Alien and, absurdly, acts like the Zodiac killer when we're not looking. Is it me or did the movie play it like love interest Kim Cattrall (off Star Trek VI because she still has Valeris's haircut) was the creature in disguise? Everything points to it until the movie decides to make her a damsel in distress instead. The other about-turn is that while Hauer IS so extreme a character as to evoke action film parody, Split Second doesn't really become OVERT parody until rats start spilling out of everything and everyone gets the biggest possible gun. I'm certainly happy to see a flooded future London instead of an upteenth gang-filled future Los Angeles, but despite the general oddness of this Frankenstein's Monster, it all feels like formulaic direct-to-DVD stuff. Not without entertainment value, but more as a train wreck than anything.badblokebob
You couldn’t reasonably call this a good movie, but good golly is it some barmy fun.JimiAntiloop
total crapServizio
Hilarious.Ralf
FYI, it has now been released on Blu-ray, presented in widescreen.zkrat
Rutger f'n Hauer is the Man. If you love movies like "Dark Angel" with Lundgren go check this one out. Superbly entertaining.Armoreska
hmm unfortunately you're correctno WS anywhere I looked
oh well, less problems then
Ralf
The DVD copy I saw was also in 4:3 aspect ratio. It's always been FS, hasn't it?Armoreska
japanese extended cut (6 min longer) finally availablebut...it's FS