Product Details

• Actors: Tom Sizemore, Edward James Olmos, Emilio Rivera, Delilah Cotto, "Diamond" Dallas Page
• Directors: Michael D. Olmos
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000S6LS8Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,853 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 02/19/2008 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A TV movie at best, September 20, 2009

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Gogol (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Splinter (DVD)

You know you are in for a bad time with a film when you see the comment on the front cover reading "For fans of the Wire" The fact that it has to advertise a TV series in a hope of convincing you its even worth watching is never a good start.

Indie film or not its hard to believe that these are professional actors in this film. Did they not read the script before they signed the contracts for the film? Where they just so uninterested they just didnt care?

The film is basically centered around a series of violent murders in a Hispanic district of LA. One officer (an alcoholic) is under investigation by a second officer who has been brought in to not only investigate the crime but also corruption in the force.

Problem 1. Terrible terrible acting. Sizemore is just so bad its beyond words. There is absolutely nothing to relate to in his character. Olmos is just as bad, try and think of those late night films you may see on a Friday at about 2am when you come home from a night out and you kind of get an idea of the acting quality here)

Problem 2. The film just jumps from place to place. Its just not coherent at all so there is no way of relating to anything in the film or even keep interest in it.

Problem 3. Its almost like they stole the Hispanic actors from the film Training Day (and the script and even some of the characters names. Dreamer wasnt that the name of the girl in Training Day?)

Avoid this film.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watch out homies, September 19, 2009

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Robin Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splinter (DVD)

Why is it that indie productions always end up looking so awful? Splinter is a classic of the genre: an inability to frame anything except as a close-up; hopeless lighting, dreary continuity, tacky editing and shoddy recording; a dull script that makes you think " What do I care about these people". Strangely the story is half passable and in the hands of a professional director and film editor I could see that this, even with a low budget, could make a watchable movie, a sort of tight noir of LA gang culture.

The fact that Tom Sizemore is in it carries little weight it seems to me, his drunken, broken cop character gets more screen time than it really deserves. The 'stars' have to be Enrique Almeida and Noel Gugliemi who can probably play Latino gang-bangers in their sleep. Everyone else did what was required of them in a half-hearted way.

Overall an indie of no consequence. I thought the extras were more interesting than the feature. The fact that you can pick this up for less than a buck says it all.

2.0 out of 5 stars When Decent Writing Meets Bad Acting, January 6, 2010

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Compay (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splinter (DVD)

Despite the fact that the ending was fairly predictable, Splinter is one of those movies that might have had a chance with better casting and a decent budget.

The movie was written by Enrique Almeida, who also stars as the film's lead. There's no arguing that Almeida has the perfect look for the role, and did an adequate job as a screenwriter, but his acting ability is painfully lacking. Why such an inexperienced actor was determined to play the lead is a mystery, his previous film credits include (I'm being serious) Gang Member #1 and Gang Member #2.

The disappointing work of the lead is compounded by the uninspiring performance by Tom Sizemore, in what can only be described as an example of "so where's my check" acting. Film great Edward James Olmos treats viewers to virtually no real screen time, apparently only taking part in the movie because his son (Michael Olmos) was the Director.

The only reason why I would award the film two stars instead of one, is because of the film's opening sequence, one of the most amazing jobs to date. Depending on who you ask, though, graphic artist Rob Chiu (Aka The Ronin) was allegedly never compensated for the concept behind the title sequence. Whatever the case, the movie isn't worth renting, let alone a DVD purchase. With a different cast and better budget, maybe it would have had a shot.