As Great Britain endures a 2021 winter of record cold weather, we now have under the microscope the 1992 science fiction/horror movie "Split Second," set in the flooded London of 2008. Quoting master contractor Michael Holmes of the home improvement series "Holmes on Homes," this movie is crap. Nothing about the movie plot makes any sense. Rutger Hauer as a detective with a big gun fetish tries his best but Hauer is stymied by a near-zero visual effects budget and bad, flat TV lighting throughout. Kim Cattrall is along for the ride but I can't remember one line of dialogue she has. Another actor, Alastair Duncan, plays Hauer's new partner, an educated posh type, and he is totally out of place. Looking funny carrying a giant mini-gun. Duncan seems to have lately been in movies only as a voice actor, a career move he should have made before appearing in "Split Second." I watched this movie as a video, it cost nothing, so I am only out my time. The late Rutger Hauer does his best but he the odds are against him: bad direction, cluttered crowd scenes and a pretty repugnant story. Kim Cattrall, really fine in 2010's "The Ghost Writer," seems totally out of place in the grimy surroundings of this sci-fi turkey. I have read that Kim is a fan of Clint Walker. So am I, so I feel really bad for her for being in "Split Second," even if this movie gives her a chance to co-star with Rutger Hauer.
Review of Split Second
