Split Second

In the first five minutes, Rutger Hauer enters a British rave club alone and orders two coffees, sweats all over a dead blonde in the loo, and calls a dog a dickhead. And if that doesn't whet your appetite, may I present you with these Kim Cattrall-brand Cattrall Teats (tm)?

What a glorious genre-bending mess this is. Buddy cop fish-out-of-water movie meets gory supernatural horror, and it's all soaked in these tryhard dystopian aesthetics that are hilariously blunt but still completely awesome. Enjoyable garbage that benefits from taking itself way too seriously. Highlights include Rutger Hauer threatening a dog with a gun and calling it a dickhead.

Rutger Hauer returns to his classic role of Harley Stone in the straight-to-VHS sequel to Verhoevens "Split First" that no one asked for. "Harley Davidson's: Split Second" lacks the charm and finesse of the first one and Rutger Hauer acts like he doesn't give a damn anymore. But the bad ass lead and the horror-sci-fi-crime genre combo that Verhoeven made into B-movie art turns sour in the hands of Fast and the Furious writer Gary Scott Thompson and director Tony Maylam.

Billed as "Blade Runner meets Alien", well I am not sure about all that but it does manage to be pretty entertaining without ever really being good.

Rutger Hauer stars in this enjoyable genre muddle so-bad-its-good B-movie. A sci-fi/horror-monster movie about a psychic cop-in a crime/thriller-buddy cop movie that is set in the dystopian future of 2008 caused by global warming. The film tries so much and yet manages to kind of fail at it all, but somehow through the mess of it all figures a way to stay entertaining someway or an other.

Cheesy and 100% predictable, but it has some great lines ("We're gonna need bigger fucking guns") and seeing Hauer snarl his way through a picture like this is always a good time. Also has Kim Cattrall's tits.

Terrible script, terrible acting, terrible plot, terrible direction, terrible set design. Such a disappointment considering Rutger Hauer can put in a good performance, he obviously smelled the lemon and just cheesed it up on the really bad one-liners. The 5 points is for naming one of the lead characters Dick Durkin. A couple of hours of my life that I'll never get back ... sigh!

Interesting: a monster-psychic-horror-futuristic-scifi-buddy-cop-crime movie set up in London, also the dark Rutger as main character is a big plus to watch this.

There's pretty much no way to over-hype this insane Z movie. It's got Pete Postlethwaite shouting "Cold enough to have beers in!" at Rutger Hauer. See for yourself.

Very cool B-movie, not sure if it wants to be gritty detective thriller or gory-sci fi movie. The confusion works in its' favor.

"Satan is in deep shit!" Great neo-noir-sci-fi-horror which also, unfortunately, is a "buddy cop film". Very satisfying shit, but I wish Hauers partner hadn't wore that bulletproof vest.

I re-watched this after hearing the news of Rutger Hauer's passing and was happy to see that it still works. It's an apologetic B-level sci-fi film which makes great use of it's limited budget. The script is filled with bad-ass dialogue which is bordering on ridiculous, but it still manages to keep it suspenseful at the same time. Hauer is not in his 80's prime physically but still has an impressive presence and his caffeine and chocolate addicted "Harley Stone" is a riot.

Feels like a film that's cashing in on the success of Blade Runner, but better than such a cash-in has any right to be. The two films don't have loads in common (associations with Alien and Predator might be more fitting), but the smell of copycat is there. Funnily enough, Harrison Ford was first choice for the main role and Rutger Hauer is what they ended up with... I can't call this good, I can't rate it good; but damn if it isn't entertaining.

Ragged 90s action. Barely enjoyable, has some nice scenes, but also a lot of the typical nonsense.

Odd. Not bad, but odd. The gig came out of nowhere it seems

Another addition into the Garth Marenghi extended universe.

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A cheap amalgam of superior Sci-fi films that wastes a 'bad ass' Hauer in messy genre hokum. The hard-boiled American dialogue also seems incongruous in this British setting.

Could not make it to the end on this one. Nothing here to like. The main character (played by Rutger Hauer) is pretty repulsive and the overall look and sound is dismal and grating. A total sci-fi flop for me.

It was a long time ago, but I remember having terrible nightmares after viewing this film. And that's exactly what horror movies are all about. Awesome.

I don't get it - too many genres Sci-fi, Crime, Action, Horror, Comedy, Buddy cop, Monster. Fucking pick one or two already. Otherwise a pretty decent flick

Rutger Hauer chewing scenery and kicking ass, and aw shit, we're out of scenery.

A bizarre amalgamation of Blade Runner, Aliens, and Lethal Weapon. None of the pieces really work that great. The buddy cop aspect almost makes it but gets silly and the chemistry is not quite there. The Blade Runner style feels a bit unique with the flooded city, although a lack of sets makes it feel cheap. The ending is unfortunately bad slapstick parody that basically ruins a lot of good work. The rat catcher, for example, is just a lazy segue and the finale confrontation is a lame cliche.

a very wet and soggy picture

Good cyberpunk atmosphere...

I remember this as actually being okay, though it's been awhile...

One of best trash movies I ever seen. Yes there are so much stupid dialogs and not logical happening in one word full of crap but I like it...

So much potential coolness wasted because director just wasn't up to the task to make an ambitious, visionary b-movie Split Seconds could be. Hard to believe it's a british production, doesn't look it.

Very decent movie worth watching. At least, it was then... Oh and cool "bad guy"...

B-movie gold

okay movie

Over-the-top bad boy cop Harley Stone is actually pretty good. His rookie partner Durkin is the show stealer here. He has some really good one-liners and his metamorphosis from inept rookie to badass through the film is fun to watch. Gotta love a serial killer named Scorpio Demon.

Starts out crappy with some bad acting, but it improves along the way. Good watch for a lost Sunday afternoon.