Split Second (1992)
Release Date: May 1, 1992 Wide
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The year is 2008 and something is terrorizing the streets of London, leaving numerous heartless corpses behind. Fortunately detective Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer) is on the case and discovers that the murderous monster behind the killings is just that. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
May 1, 1992 Wide
Mar 5, 2002
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Cast
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Rutger Hauer
Harley Stone -
Kim Cattrall
Michelle -
Neil Duncan
Dick Durkin -
Michael J. Pollard
Rat Catcher -
Alun Armstrong
Thrasher -
Pete Postlethwaite
Paulsen -
Ian Dury
Jay Jay -
Roberta Eaton
Robin -
Tony Steedman
O'Donnell -
Susan Aderin
Precinct Policewoman -
John Bennett
Dr. Schulman -
Bibi Bohorquez
Girl in Nightclub -
Ken Bones
Forensic Expert -
Mayumi Cabrera
Girl in Nightclub -
Padraig Casey
Policeman -
Chris Chappell
Rat Catcher's Assistant -
Jadene Doran
Girl in Nightclub -
Dave Duffy
Nick "The Batman" -
Paul Grayson
Killer Player -
Steven Hartley
Foster -
Stewart Harvey-Wilson
Killer Player -
Havoc
Dog -
Charlotte Hick
Little Girl -
Angie Hill-Richmond
Nurse -
Rikki Howard
Cage Security Policewom... -
Shelia Hyde
Precinct Policewoman -
Papillion Soo Lam
Waitress -
Morris Paton
Jogger -
Martin Ronan
1st Ambulance Attendant -
Lisa Roudette
Girl in Nightclub -
Tina Shaw
Nightclub Stripper -
The Shend
Precinct Policeman -
Tony Sibbald
Bald Man in Suit -
Phil Smeeton
2nd Ambulance Attendant -
Tina Smith
Mutilated Woman -
Sarah Stockbridge
Tiffany -
Alan Stocks
Policeman -
Jan Van Hool
Precinct Policewoman -
Vanessa Victor
Girl in Nightclub -
Cathy Walker
Precinct Policewoman -
Jason Watkins
Coroner's Assistant -
Lorraine Pascal Woodward
Girl in Nightclub -
Colin Skeaping
Drunk -
Rob Edmunds
Policeman -
Gordon Winter
Police Medic
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Set in the partially flooded London of 2008, this film pits future cop Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer) against an intelligent monster. The monster, who wounded Stone and killed his partner three years earlier, is back and killing again. The unbalanced ("lives on anxiety, coffee, and chocolate") Stone is teamed up with straight-laced serial killer expert, Dick Durkin. The resulting clash of policing styles produces a lot of the movie's humor.
Although the movie didn't have a big budget, it overcomes that with great acting, suspenseful direction, witty dialogue, and good use of London locations.
Hauer's performance gives Stone some complexity, while the screenplay provides the character with a minimal, but nonetheless effective, backstory. Hauer is tough-as-nails when needed, but displays convincing tenderness in his scenes with love interest Kim Cattrall. As an aside, I find it amusing that Stone's apartment is a mess with pigeons living in it, while the gun cabinet is the only thing that's neat and tidy.
Neil Duncan is a perfect foil for Stone as the highly educated (post graduate at Edinburgh, and then Oxford) criminologist, Dick Durkin.
At first Durkin thinks Stone is nuts, while Stone thinks little of Durkin's brains-over-brawn approach. But over the course of the film the two develop a respect for each other.
There are some problems with the film. The villain's origins and motivations are never really explained, and the ending is a bit weak which from what I heard came from some pre-release cutting.
But all in all, the film succeeds in delivering 90 minutes of rewatchable entertainment. If your in the mood for a good b sci-fi action movie check it out.