Splinter

R

Released Aug 17, 2007

1 hr. 36 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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43%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

28%

500+ Ratings

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A rookie cop and a gang member with a shattered memory try to discover who is torturing and killing members of Los Angeles street gangs.

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Roc D

sucks. not good. bad.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Audience Member

heres the formula: memento+boyz in tha hood= this one

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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2010 as a movie year really does suck for me so far. So when I say that 'Splinter' managed to snatch number one spot in this year's 'Whew, this one really sucked'-list, it's no mean acomplishment. Basically everything in this flick oozes of mediocrity - script, story, pace, character development and camera work. To top it all off, Resmine Atis pulls of the worst acting job I've had displeasure to watch in a very, VERY long time. I'm sorry, I know saying something like that is harsh and unkind, but please, consider seriously a change of career. The only highlight of this disaster is Tom Sizemore, who plays a derailed, alcoholized cop and doesn't pull any punches when he puts in all clichÃ©es into his character. No, I don't mean that as a complement. Regardless, his performance deserves over the top rating when compared with the rest of the cast - something that is especially apparent in every scene where miss Atis is also present. Please, avoid this movie like an Ebola-carrying monkey on amfetamin trip.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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I like Tom Sizemore - he's always interesting to watch. Interesting idea behind this movie, but I think it could have played with the "memory" theme more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Decent concept, poorly executed.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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An alright gangbanger movie that couldv'e been better, but I live by a bunch of gangbangers, so the acting was pretty authentic (considering most of them used to be G's anyways) The big down side is that it gets kinda boring throughout the middle part, when the dude is trying to find his brother's killer and whatnot... but watch the whole thing, cuz the ending's kinda cool.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Michael D. Olmos

Director

Tom Sizemore

Detective Cunningham

Edward James Olmos

Captain Garcia

Enrique Almeida

Joey

Resminé Atis

Gramm

Noel Gugliemi

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

An explosive, nearly sociopathic perf by Tom Sizemore anchors tyro helmer Michael D. Olmos' Splinter

Aug 18, 2007

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Lael Loewenstein

Los Angeles Times

With its recycled themes and muddled storyline generating a cascade of unanswered questions, the film is more about style than substance.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 16, 2007

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James Wegg

JWR

But the shot du jour (heard and seen daily in every corner of our deadly globe) comes from the bereft mother; her family’s vocational tradition skids to an awful conclusion.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 23, 2009

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

There's some promise in the central idea, but any audience investment it could have generated is done in by the performances either awkward or downright amateurish.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 5, 2007

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Brandon Judell

New York Theatre Wire

As for Olmos, he has achieved more than most could have with an often cliched screenplay ("Homies are getting killed every day. It's sad." "Those are our f***en homeboys back there. Why don't you show a little respect?").

Aug 22, 2007

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Sizemore's edgy, high-charged performance blasts through Splinter's aesthetic pretensions.

Aug 22, 2007

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Synopsis

A rookie cop and a gang member with a shattered memory try to discover who is torturing and killing members of Los Angeles street gangs.

Director: Michael D. Olmos
Executive Producer: Enrique Almeida, Barry Levine, Mike Richardson
Screenwriter: Enrique Almeida, Adrian Cruz, Michael D. Olmos
Distributor: Magic Lamp
Production Co: Dark Horse Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Strong Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.5K