Review of Split Second (1992) by Aurelius D — 16 Jun 2009
One of my favorite movies of all time. I can't believe I haven't had a chance to review it before now. Sure when you look at the "Thing" it looks like it is a prop that got cleptoed from Aliens but the movie is just balls out, big guns and great one liners.
This is back in the day of Rutger makin good movies mind you, needless to say the plot is interesting, I'm sure many today would tear it apart but that doesn't make it any less a classic. You got Rutger who is the epitome of the rogue cop.
His partner died by this "thing" that he is hunting and he has vowed to go after it always being just a step behind. Everyone thinks he's gone off the sane train as he carries "big big guns" and is often called paranoid.
He lives on Ra-Ra's (chocolate mini donuts), coffee and nicotine. This guy is the character that bad asses are based off of. He's human/weaker side has a thin for his partners old wife Kim Cattrall and you see him soften when she's around.
With the introduction of a new partner to watch over his shenanigans the two are on the hunt for a serial murder in "futuristic England" which apparently takes place in 2008. I remember watching this growing up and thinking about 2008 being the future, now it's a year passed.
If you like some gratuitous violence and a sort of typical buddy cop movie where the straight edge sees that the crazy one is the only one that's in fact sane you can't lose. This movie is a classic and should be seen by everyone once.
This review of Split Second (1992) was written by Aurelius D on 16 Jun 2009.
Split Second has generally received mixed reviews.
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