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From Variety.
“Split Second’ is an extremely stupid monster film, boasting enough violence and special effects to satisfy less-discriminating vid fans.
Typecast Rutger Hauer plays a burnt-out cop tracking down a monstrous serial killer in this non-story set in London in the year 2008. Neil Duncan is the nerdish but ultimately resourceful partner he’s saddled with by his taciturn police chief, Alun Armstrong.
Opening crawl is more promising than the film itself, announcing a planet that’s waterlogged because of global warming, an idea that suggests the premise of J.G. Ballard’s sci-fi novel ‘The Drowned World.’ Unfortunately, low-budget pic emphasizes ugly, claustrophobic sets and a few puddles instead of large-scale imagery.
Gore is emphasized by director Tony Maylam as the barely glimpsed monster rips the hearts out of its victims in a ritual that Duncan deduces to be of satanic origin.
Climax in a London subway is well directed by Ian Sharp, but the man-in-a-rubber-suit monster is a poor imitation of ‘Alien’ with lots of dripping petroleum jelly.
Hauer harrumphs his way through a role that merely parodies his previous fantasy films, while newcomer Neil Duncan fares better in a multidimensional assignment.
Kim Cattrall looks understandably uncomfortable as Hauer’s romantic interest and is subjected to highly unflattering photography. Michael J. Pollard’s final-reel guest shot as a rat catcher is a complete waste.”
From the Psychotronic Video Guide: This boring, dull, misty science fiction movie is set in a flooded London in 2008. Rutger Hauer is Harley Stone, a disgusted cop who says f*** a lot, drinks coffee, smokes cigars, and is attuned to a serial killer creature. Neil Duncan is his new Oxford grad partner. The briefly-seen Chris Walas-created reptile monster rips out hearts and writes out messages in blood. With Kim Catrall in a nothing role, Michael J. Pollard as a rat catcher, and Ian Dury as a doorman.
Was Rutger Hauer hired to look so obnoxious with that smoldering cigaroid sticking out of his mouth that it would serve as part of an anti-smoking campaign? If so, good job!