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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA cheeky, great-looking, thoughtfully loopy creature feature about the lure and dangers of cutting-edge gene splicing.
- 91Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallIt's a refreshing change from run-of-the-kill horror. Nothing in Splice feels done merely for the moment -- it's to creep you out later.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWriter/director Vincenzo Natali takes his tale in some truly icky directions, not quite making it into Cronenbergland but going far enough to elicit solid 'ewww' laughs from the crowd.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangVincenzo Natali's outlandish sci-fier sustains a grotesque and funny fascination throughout its slightly protracted runtime.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonSplice is a queerly funny movie, attuned to the absurd.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSplice is a twisted little genetic updating that's not half as electrifying as Shelley's novel twist on the whole man/God/creation situation (and the perils thereof).
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliSplice is as much a psychological thriller and drama about bio-ethics as it is a horror movie. Like the vastly superior "The Fly," it uses gore sparingly; delivering shocks to the audience is a secondary consideration.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichIf you’ve seen "Species," you know where this don’t-mess-with-Mother-Nature horror show is going, though director-cowriter Vincenzo Natali has a few interesting twists up his sleeve.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIt begins with such promise, a kinky modernist twist on a classical sci-fi morality tale. That it degenerates into conventional, genre horror is all the more disappointing.
- 40Boxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonBoxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonDespite Brody and Polley's reasonable efforts, they can't compensate for a script that undermines its curiosity about humanity.