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142 out of 197 people found the following review useful:
Untruth In Advertising, 9 June 2010
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Author:
Colin George from United States
"Splice" is a step in the right direction for horror.
Every so often, I find myself pleasantly surprised by intentionally
misadvertised entertainment, and writer/director Vincenzo Natali's
genetic genre mash-up is the latest such example. From a marketing
standpoint, its scare-tactics are clearly the easy sell, despite their
comprising only a tiny percentage of its thematic intent. 'Hard sci-fi
parenting metaphor' is, after all, a much tougher pitch.
So expecting the tasteless creature feature from the trailer, "Splice"
impressed me in its pursuit of a more complex emotional response than
fear, and is successful in burrowing into your subconscious and picking
at your psyche. It's a thinking man's B picture, which plays with the
idea of morality on both a scientific and personal level. That it
remains intellectually stimulating, even when the surface-area film
dips into more traditionally hokey horror territory, is its greatest
strength.
What's so interesting about the story, in spite of what the trailer
suggests, is that the creature artificially spawned by genetic
engineers Clive and Elsa (Adrian Brody and Sarah Polley) is not an
antagonist for the vast majority of the film. "Splice" isn't about a
monster It's about parenthood, and like with "Rosemary's Baby" or
"Eraserhead," taking the associated fears and filtering them through a
horror lens.
Besides the tail and the pronounced facial cleft, test-tube baby Dren
('Nerd' backwards, heh) is essentially human, and a big part of
"Splice's" inherent creepiness is that she's treated in turn as a
subject and a childWarmly received, but caged and abandoned for
significant stretches of time. The realization of this character by
French actress Delphine Chanéac, is another of the film's triumphs. Her
general lack of dialogue sometimes forces the performance to rely a
little too heavily on pantomime, but that we can both feel for and fear
Dren simultaneously is a testament to the range of the actress.
Perhaps it's because "Splice" nails the big performances and the big
ideas, and because the gears turning behind the action are so
consistently fluid, that it's all the more apparent when it stumbles
over little things, like stilted motivation issues, and superfluous,
grating secondary characters. Clive's brother (Brandon McGibbon) and
boss (David Hewlett), for example, are flat placeholder roles that
transparently progress the plot instead of enriching it. The triangular
relationship between Clive, Elsa, and Dren, and its weird morphing
emotional permutations, is what "Splice" is at its core. It is a film
with very few characters, but every moment not spent on that central
dynamic feels like time wasted.
Still, that minor gripe is forgivable because "Splice" has two hugely
important and rare qualities for modern horrorOriginal thought and
fearless storytelling. The undercurrent of sexuality in the film, the
internal dialogue on gender roles, is apparently one of the reasons no
studio wanted to touch the script last year, but Natali's film is a cut
above the rest precisely because it isn't afraid to make an audience
uncomfortable. And it gets uncomfortable.
"Splice" gets a lot of credit from me in the abstract. The concrete
film doesn't quite live up to the incredible promise of the ideas
behind it, but the very presence of those ideas is reaffirming to a
degree, and that "Splice" received a wide domestic release is more
encouraging still. Granted, it went on to perform below expectations at
the box office, but was positioned against more breezy summer fare like
"Shrek" and "Get Him to the Greek."
The other possibility, and this suggests more consumer confidence than
an ad man may be inclined to grant, is that "Splice's" scare-tactics
aren't the easy sell. Maybe, like me, potential moviegoers just saw a
trailer for another crappy horror movie instead of the interesting,
offbeat experiment it is.
It's Warner Brother's loss, and the audience's.
170 out of 259 people found the following review useful:
A likable but flawed sci-fi tale, 4 March 2010
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Author:
derekrankine from Glasgow, Scotland
Splice centres on two renowned young scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah
Polley) that are quasi-famous for successfully creating a new species
of animal, a species with enormous pharmaceutical industry potential in
the form of an ability to secrete profitable proteins. Despite a
refusal by their company bosses to approve the next stage of the
project, or anything that tampers with human DNA, their ambitions lead
them to create a human-animal hybrid by combining human genes with
those of the created species. This in turn leads to the creation of a
new entity they name Dren, which they raise and attempt to study as a
personal project concealed from their employers and colleagues.
The story becomes highly engrossing as we follow the creature's
development alongside that of the two scientists, who are in a
relationship that becomes increasingly strained by a series of ethical
and logistical dilemmas. The two central performances are well-judged,
but the real star is Dren; or the CGI responsible for her creation,
which is always convincing and solid at all stages of the creature's
evolution. Vincenzo Natali's visually intense direction is also worth
mentioning, and he clearly enjoys playing with a generous budget as
compared with his previous features like Cube.
This is, however, no modern masterpiece the plot becomes predictable
and contrived in the final third, the minor characters are little more
than stereotypes (lax young brother, venal bosses) and the comedic
elements of the film don't always sit comfortably with the horror
aspects (there is, however, a notable exception in a hilarious scene
towards the end). But these drawbacks are outweighed by the plus
points, which makes Splice an enjoyable experience overall.
148 out of 231 people found the following review useful:
This film is horrible, 13 June 2010
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Author:
e_barker from United States
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So Many things went wrong with this movie. One, a high-tech lab where there are NO cameras in the "secure" areas. I mean seriously are we supposed to believe that there were no cameras in the room with the multi-million dollar piece of equipment (fake uterus) was. Also, about that they break a multi-million dollar piece of equipment (smash it) and no one even asks what happened to it. They end up moving Dren into the basement (where no one goes), because yea maintenance and janitorial employees ever go into areas where maintenance and janitorial things are stored. OK, but those are minor things. How about we look at how Adrian Brody/Sarah Polley characters changed so quickly without explanation. Adrian Brody starts out thinking they need to kill Dren, then he thinks no we need to take care of it, and then near the end he says "the experiment's over we no longer have an obligation to the specimen" none of those transitions are ever explained they just happen. Sarah Polley's character does the same thing only in reverse. She starts off wanting to take care of Dren, then after Dren kills the cat she goes all kinds of crazy and wants to kill Dren and then she goes back to wanting to take care of Dren and then at the very end she wants to kill it again. Now, I guess we can say that she turns on Dren because of the abuse her mother did to her, although we are never told that not even a damn flash-back scene. Also, why did Adrian Brody have sex with Dren, it was not needed and in the scene right before that we see that she has no vagina (so we will call it Comic Book Magic. Next, they are supposed to be brilliant scientist, but they fail to notice that every single time there is a change in Dren she "Dies" for a bit. In the fake uterus machine she dies and then comes out, she gets drowned and dies and then develops the aqua-lungs. So they really don't see that come on. Finally, there is NO moral, I mean I guess the moral is go ahead and screw around with nature and when it kills everything that you love and rapes you, don't worry go ahead and screw around with nature some by selling your rape creature. I mean the sex scene was totally un-needed but the rape scene was just sick, and then on top of that to find out that she is just money hungry woman at the end. When she said "What's the worst thing that can happen", I totally wanted the camera to pan outside and see the whole city on fire. This movie was horrible, it was horribly written and horribly put together. I am sadden that people actually found this movie to be good.
101 out of 166 people found the following review useful:
Started out good, ended up not so good, 6 June 2010
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Dave (freaky_dave) from United States
Splice was a movie that had a lot of promise. It seemed to be building
towards something special, but got lost in an unnecessary plot thread
that didn't quite work towards the end. THis specific plot started with
a scene involving the creature and the character played by Adrian
Brody, and it was a scene that didn't quite work because there wasn't
enough of a build up towards something like that happening. Sure there
were some scenes leading towards that, but in my opinion those scenes
were not enough to take such a major step forward, not after he first
showed disgust towards the creature at the earlier phases of its
development. On top of that the movie goes even farther into absurdity
at the conclusion, involving the character played by Sarah Polley and
the creature again, taking much of the intelligence of the film out of
the equation.
In my opinion, the director was onto something in the beginning but
then took the story into an unnecessary direction that might've still
worked if there had been some real build up to those points which led
to the conclusion. Sure there were some signs, but really not enough.
Instead the movie ends in what can only be called a total WTF moment,
and it doesn't work at all. Not a horrible movie, but only average and
not recommended.
97 out of 163 people found the following review useful:
A solid new movie about a tired (and almost overdone) ethical topic, 13 May 2010
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Author:
Bok Choi from Boston, MA
I was privileged enough to catch a screening of Splice last night that
headlined the director Vincenzo Natali as a special guest. I've been a
moderate fan of his work since his eerie and claustrophobic feature,
Cube. Like Cube, I found that this movie was able to set an atmosphere
that was almost palatable throughout the film. The main characters,
Elsa and Clive (played by Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody, respectively)
were both likable and detestable, and yet all the time believable
throughout the film. I credit Natali's writing with this emotional
tug-of-war, because he was able to explain the motives of the
characters without giving too much away and forcing the pacing to lag.
(The man is whip smart, and it showed through his handling of the Q&A
session after the movie). They do some despicable things, but Natali
oft times tries to explain the character's background to justify
certain actions. I appreciate the effort, but at the same time, I felt
the film required some serious suspension of disbelief on the part of
its viewers to really swallow some scenes and resulting relationships.
After seeing the movie, you'll probably realize you've seen this movie
and premise before. Without giving too much away, this tale reminds me
a lot of Jurassic Park. The overarching narrative parallels the
sentiments of Dr. Malcom from Jurassic Park ("but your scientists were
so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to
think if they should. "). The character's themselves were even named
after pivotal actors in Bride of Frankenstein (Colin Clive and Elsa
Lanchester), an homage to one of the great creatures of Science Fiction
films, and a source of inspiration to the director himself. The hybrid
starts off looking quite alien, but evolves into looking quite
human-like (probably due to budget constraints, as well as done to help
the viewer identify and empathize with the creature) with legs
immediately reminding me of the aliens from The Arrival (1996).
Throughout the film, you could see the evolution of all the characters
that contributed to the final climax of the film. Elsa and Clive make a
lot of mistakes and poor judgments throughout the film considering how
'brilliant' these scientists were supposed to be. They try to approach
the creation of this hybrid being with an objective mind - purely for
the sake of science. However, in turn, they make a lot of 'human'
errors along the way where their emotions come into play. As Chaos
Theory explains, small variations in initial conditions renders
long-term predictions impossible. The movie keeps you guessing
throughout. It evolves in an uncontrolled way, just like the hybrid the
scientists created. Like every other creature feature flick before it
(Frankenstein, Jurassic Park and even Species), everything culminates
into a final climactic scene where the makers are forced to atone for
their actions.
The creature effects were solid and the actress playing Dren is
amazingly beautiful and exotic looking. Her mild androgyny was perfect
for the role. Her sharp movements seemed quite alien to me and she took
the creature further than what special effects could have done alone.
Brody and Polley were both solid actors throughout the film. I
particularly enjoyed Brody's wardrobe and styling. The pacing of the
film started almost magical, like ET, then quickly picked up pace,
paralleling the frenetic tension the scientists themselves must have
been feeling.
It wasn't a perfect movie by any means and it certainly wasn't one of
my favourites in recent years, but I enjoyed it. If I had to compare it
to his earlier work, Cube, I would have to say that Cube made a much
more lasting impression (I own it and recommend it to friends often).
This movie is a fun way to spend an evening. You'll come out of the
theatre with a positive experience, but it probably won't be a movie
you'd rush out to see a second time.
7/10
75 out of 122 people found the following review useful:
A twistedly depraved, yet highly enjoyable science fiction nightmare, 17 June 2010
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Author:
DonFishies from Canada
Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are genetic scientists
attempting to come up with a breakthrough protein that will help combat
against deadly diseases. But the pharmaceutical company financing their
work wants to push ahead, despite their insistence of needing more time
to perfect their work. With the prospect of losing everything they have
worked for, the couple secretly splices together a cocktail of animal
DNA with human DNA, and wait to see what happens. Rather quickly, an
extraordinary creature is born, and the pair must figure out what to do
with it.
It may be 2010, but Splice owes its entire existence to the pioneering
works of David Cronenberg and David Lynch. Yes, there are elements of
Frankenstein and the work of H.P. Lovecraft scattered throughout the
film, but the body horror, the mutations, the sexual depravity, the
creature itself all of these elements are cut of the same cloth the
two legendary directors gave birth to in the 1970s and 1980s. But it is
almost too easy to narrow down the little homages, references, and
ideas co-writer and director Vincenzo Natali has dropped into his
other-worldly tale. The whole film has a pulse unlike anything I have
seen from the genre in recent years (outside of the enigmatic Avatar),
and its low budget grittiness helps the tones and ideas of the picture
go a very long way.
It is because of these elements that Splice rises out of the gluttony
of modern horror and science fiction films. It has the old school
charm, and it uses that to its advantage to create a rather unique film
for its time. Natali, alongside co-writers Antoinette Terry Bryant and
Doug Taylor, have crafted an uncompromising view of a potential
nightmare of the future. Much like other great science fiction titles,
Splice makes the audience think very hard about the morals being broken
at any given time, the consequences of the characters' actions, and the
very nightmare before them of whether a splicing experiment gone wrong
like this one, could actually happen in reality.
If there is anything wrong with the film, it is the final act. Up until
that point, everything feels very calculated and wildly unpredictable
(especially one scene that rather easily disgusted the entire audience
I was sitting with, including myself). But the last chunk of the film
and especially in the dying moments of the film, the plotting seems
very ill-conceived. It feels as if the writers had squandered all of
their good ideas for the first two-thirds of the movie, and then ran
out of ideas as to what to do afterwards. There are some good ideas at
play here, but they just lack the intensity, enthusiasm and uniqueness
of what came before. Ironically, a lot of these last scenes are in the
television spots that make Splice look like any other horror movie,
while the rest of the film tries its hardest to distance itself from
everything else.
The various creatures that appear during the film, specifically the
differing evolutions of the spliced together science project nicknamed
Dren, are the true marvel of the film. Much like District 9, the
filmmakers here have taken a significantly smaller sum of money than
the average Hollywood blockbuster, and have created effects that appear
all the more realistic and genuinely impressive. While some look a
whole lot better than others (the early renditions of Dren suffer the
most), all of these nightmarish beings look excellent and for all
intents and purposes, a lot better than they ever should have looked.
Great care and detail went into creating these effects, and even more
went into some of the makeup used on Delphine Chanéac and Abigail Chu
to make the look of Dren become increasingly more believable. The work
here is truly spectacular, and compliments the script wonderfully.
The unfortunate thing about having such small casts is that the lead
actors end up doing the entirety of the heavy lifting. But this is not
a problem for Polley or Brody, who appears to have found a new
resonance within the Hollywood zeitgeist, years after proving himself
worthy of the big time in his Oscar-winning turn in The Pianist. Both
are more than qualified for keeping the film afloat, and bring a
passion to the small roles. Neither is terribly well written, but both
actors breathe depth into their characters and performances. They have
just the right conviction to their roles. They never waver or alter
their style, even when the film veers into disturbing territory or all
out insanity. Their chemistry is also quite well developed, and despite
the initial weirdness, they are very believable as a couple.
The real marvel of the film however is undoubtedly Chanéac. She is
simply magnificent in her role as Dren. She has to emote for the entire
film (the creature does not really learn to talk), in various stages of
dress, and she is more than up to the task. Her quick tonal changes
reflect both the character's struggle for identity, and the immediacy
and honesty of the portrayal. Much like Polley and Brody, Chanéac has a
heightened conviction to the role that never falters. Her depiction of
this monster makes it all the more human, and she makes genuine horror
still look devastating.
Despite having seen the film a few weeks back, I still cannot get over
how well done Splice was. It was cheap and gritty, but it had a low
budget effects polish that was stronger than some of the best Hollywood
blockbusters. The film has a few problems, but it is still well done
all around, and should more than please fans of the genre. I can only
hope for more inspired films like this to come from Natali in the
future.
8/10.
(This review also appeared on http://www.geekspeakmagazine.com).
54 out of 85 people found the following review useful:
The Horrors of Parenting, 7 June 2010
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Author:
Jonny_Numb from Hellfudge, Pennsylvania
James Whale's 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was one
of the earliest films to chronicle man's quest (via science and nature,
and in notably strict defiance of God) to literally create life by
transgressing human reproduction; granted, the result was the hideous,
hulking visage of Boris Karloff, but one couldn't help but be in awe of
the sheer gumption of Victor Frankenstein and his accomplices. Roman
Polanski evolved this idea (via adaptation of Ira Levin's novel) in
"Rosemary's Baby," which took the notion of creating something truly
awful (the son of Satan) and using it as a metaphor for a woman's
self-destruction and paranoia during pregnancy. Larry Cohen's "It's
Alive" took contemporary paranoias of a carcinogen-engulfed atmosphere
and nuclear proliferation and applied it to his own murderous,
bloodthirsty infant. And rounding out this prolific bunch is David
Lynch's "Eraserhead," a hauntingly surreal horror film that not only
presents parenthood with fearful uncertainty, but treats acts of
sexuality and procreation with a metaphorically clinical (but never
explicit) disgust.
Vincenzo Natali's "Splice" falls somewhere within this noteworthy
pantheon of mad science, moral/ethical conundrums, and icky special
effects. Many have already drawn comparisons (both positive and
negative) to the early, mutation-informed works of Canadian auteur
David Cronenberg, but Natali is just as interested in exploring the
questions under the surface as he is showing an astutely creative
visual eye. For a while, the film plays like something closer to an
art-house feature (especially given the presence of character actors
like Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) with intriguing ideas and a solid
FX budget. There are missteps along the way, but for the most part,
this is a solid little sleeper.
Clive (Brody) and Elsa (Polley) are young scientists who have made a
breakthrough in artificial life: two blob-like creatures (one male, one
female) with the ability to manufacture an artificial protein for the
purpose of nourishing livestock. In typical, business-first fashion,
their corporate overlords marvel at the notion of mass-manufacturing
it, and promptly reject Elsa's proposition of human experimentation (to
cure genetic disorders). Driven by curiosity, the duo wind up creating
Dren (Delphine Chaneac), a creature whose accelerated life cycle
prompts the creepily maternal Elsa to keep her as part of a more
personal "experiment." "Splice" contains subtle, well-played allusions
to bad childhoods, long-term psychoses, and the shifting roles of
parents in the eyes of children (Clive starts off as vehemently
oppositional; later, he becomes a reluctant accomplice who ultimately
develops a bizarre affection for the creation), not to mention the
tension between parents amid the child-rearing process; watching this
trio interact supplies most of the film's compelling, hypnotic moments.
This deliberate pace and focus on character may prove off-putting to
horror fans sold on the ADHD weirdness of the trailer, but those with
open minds will find much to gorge themselves on.
Despite all the admirably creative spins on familiar concepts, Natali
(or perhaps the producers, action aficionado Joel Silver being one) run
out of fresh material by the climax, which takes chase clichés and
overdone monster effects down a road that exists solely to patch up
some character arcs and drum up excitement in a blandly conventional
way. That being said, the first 3/4 of "Splice" is such a surprisingly
effective slow burn of suspense and dread (culled from universal hopes
and fears), played out by actors who know the fine line between camp
and creep, that its later machinations are pretty easy to forgive.
6.5 out of 10
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Unbelievably Terrible, 5 June 2010
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Author:
byanoski from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I am stunned that so many people on here are giving this high reviews.
I assumed of all sites this one would give what this movie truly
deserves...a 1/10.
I went into this movie with no expectations. A few friends of mine were
going to see it so I tagged along. I hadn't heard anything about it
except that it was something about genetic engineering, which intrigued
me as I am interested in the advancement of genetic engineering.
I will start off by saying that this movie is very predictable. As an
independent filmmaker myself, I could already picture how they were
going to open up the movie by just watching the intro credits. It
opened with a first person view of something looking up at a group of
doctors. What used to be a great first shot is something that is way
overdone.
Now when I saw that Adrien Brody was in the movie I was pretty excited
because I have always respected him as an actor (until this film). He
played a scientist with what seemed to be his girlfriend (maybe his
wife, they never established whether or not they were married). They
worked together in the lab to develop these "spliced" blobs that could
be used for medical miracles in science...artificial proteins created
from animal DNA.
They then decided to risk it all by splicing animal with human DNA.
This created this animal/human hybrid that grew at a rapid pace, had
lungs that could breathe underwater and could even fly. It also had a
tail with this pointy thing at the end of it. Quite a complex
combination of who knows what. This was another drawback...the "girl"
just didn't make sense. She was part human and part like 3-4 different
kinds of animals.
The idea was great but it fell way short. The dialogue in many areas
was pretty awful with the most generic lines ever seen in a movie. For
example, as predicted the brother of Brody and their boss shows up and
the brother steps out and says something like "I had no choice". I saw
this scene coming the moment the brother found they had a human/animal.
There was even a scene after Brody did something that took him from
being a great actor to being a nobody in my book because anyone that
would accept a scene like this has got to be out of their mind. I will
commend them for this scene because half the audience turned their
heads in disgust and the other half burst out laughing about how absurd
it was. From then on the movie was nothing but a huge laugh. The whole
theater was laughing...it went from a sci fi thriller to a comedy
pretty quickly.
Probably the best part was the ending...because it was finally over.
Overall I would tell everyone to wait for this movie on DVD because it
isn't worth your money in the theaters unless you want to watch a
comedy. It had a ton of potential but wasn't presented in a believable
way.
I did however enjoy the opening credits...they were very well done. It'
a shame the rest of the movie could not have been the same caliber as
the opening credits.
49 out of 78 people found the following review useful:
I cannot believe I sat through the whole thing without walking out., 29 June 2010
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acespaceman from United States
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I saw this movie just tonight at the "Second Run" Cheap theater for
$1.75. I was ROBBED. This is by far the worst movie I'v seen in years.
At some point, I'm sure I've seen another movie this bad, but I can't
think of any at the moment.
OK, so let's get to the reasons this movie completely sucked.
Obviously, this is supposed to be a Sci-Fi thriller, and Character
development isn't usually paramount, but The director gives us no
reason whatsoever to care about the two main human characters. They're
not really good people, they're not really bad, they're just there
conducting the most ridiculous experiments which end up giving us the
"Creature".
OK, so the two main characters don't give us anything to care about. No
big deal, this is a Thriller right? So we can expect some good old
fashioned, edge of your seat, scares right? Wrong. There's nothing
remotely scary about this film, aside from the fact that the studio
greenlighted it.
OK, so, We don't care about the characters... It's not scary.. Maybe
it'll have some higher purpose, with great social commentary, and a
message of ethics that makes us think. NOPE.
The whole premise of the movie is beyond stupid, but by the time Brodie
has sex with the Creature, it's completely impossible to take this
movie seriously.
I usually have no problem suspending disbelief at the movies... But
c'mon, Throw us a bone here, you want me to believe that two young,
successful, highly educated scientists working in a medical/genetics
laboratory, splice one of their own DNA samples with that of.... some
other DNA coctail to create a humanoid creature in the broom closet in
the basement, of the Med Lab because... Why? who knows. Who Cares.
It grows up into a female freakshow, that not even the lonliest guy I
know would have sex with, but Brodie decides to do it anyway. Then the
Creature changes it's gender, and Rapes the female doctor, knocking her
up, and Killing Brodie in the process.
Female doctor is pregnant with Freakshow's child, and the movie ends
with GREAT possibilities for a FANTASTIC sequel. Somebody slap the
Director.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that in
this day, and age a movie this bad didn't go straight to DVD.
I wasted 2 hours of my life, and $1.75 on this steaming heap of crap.
Learn from my mistake, and don't let it happen to you. Stay home, and
watch Seinfeld Reruns, Change the oil in your car, Paint the Garage...
anything... just don't waste your time on this movie.
23 out of 30 people found the following review useful:
Playing of God, 9 April 2011
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Author:
Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are scientists
of the Newstead Pharmaceutics researching the splice of DNA from
different animals to form new genetic beings and find medical benefits
to mankind. They have just created the hybrid Ginger and Fred and now
they intend to join together human DNA to alter the genetic structure
of their experiment. When the senior management calls off their
experiment, they decide to secretly proceed and they generate a life
form with human characteristics. They call it Dren (Delphine Chaneac)
and Elsa is very fond of their creation that grows up fast and showing
intelligence. When the company shutdown their experiment, they bring
Dren to Elsa's abandoned farm and the scientists raise Dren like a
daughter. But when it reaches adulthood, the sex drive of Dren is
activated and Clive and Elsa learn that they have a serious problem to
resolve.
"Splice" is a dramatic sci-fi horror film with the story of two young
unethical scientists that decide to play God. The plot is unoriginal
but is attractive and engaging, specially because the trio formed by
Sarah Polley, Adrian Brody and Delphine Chanéac. The childhood trauma
of Elsa is absolutely out of the context and a diversion to the
mainstream. The special effects and make-up are awesome, transforming
the gorgeous French actress Delphine Chanéac in a creature with an
exotic beauty. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Splice A Nova Espécie" ("Splice The New Specie")
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