![]() ![]() There is a stigma, and perhaps at one point I held this same belief, that Sci-Fi is a juvenile, plastic genre that produces little more than spectacular effects and mindless fantasy. For me, Splice represents exactly what Science-Fiction is supposed to be. I liked Splice a lot, and I feel I’m right on the cusp of loving it. Have they made the breakthrough of the century or a terrible, irreversible mistake? Their excitement turns to horror when Dren displays erratic, violent behavior. The result of their experiment is Dren, an amalgamation of several animals but predominantly exhibiting distinctly human features. In desperation, they decide to cross the ethical point of no return and add human DNA to the mix. The smitten biologists are confident that their work is on the right track until tragedy strikes at a convention and their parent company threatens to pull the plug. They are fusing the genetic material of various types of life in order to create an entirely new organism that can then produce valuable proteins used to fight diseases. ![]() Splice is the story of two scientists, who are also involved with one another, hard at work trying to crack all manner of genetic codes. In fact, it’s one of the better Sci-Fi films I have seen in quite some time. I think Splice does both remarkably well. I demand some sort of concrete idea buried within the futuristic society or the advanced science that is metaphorically explored or I expect it to pull double duty as a good horror film. I don’t walk into a movie like Splice with a few marked expectations. Some would probably suppose that my lacking in avid fandom for the genre would result in my expectations being decidedly lower than those of a die-hard Sci-Fi geek, on the contrary. ![]() It’s not that I don’t care for the genre or have anything against it, it’s just that it was never something I routinely exposed myself to as a young film geek. Automatically a few doubts about this review and my ability to deliver unbiased analysis should be crawling around in your brain. This movie has been rated R for disturbing elements including strong sexuality, nudity, sci-fi violence and language.Science Fiction is not my preferred genre. And though, at first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams, she begins to grow and learn at an accelerated rate-and threatens to become their worst nightmare. The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature that exhibits uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly conduct their own experiments. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment)ĭirector: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Story by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Screenplay by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor Producers: Steven Hoban Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Sidonie Dumas, Guillermo del Toro, Susan Montford, Don Murphy Christophe Riandee, Yves ChevalierĬast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac Official Press Release with all the movie details: Check out the creepy freak of nature below and let us know what ya think! If you haven't seen the trailer for the film yet Click Here to watch it, it gives you a good idea of what the movie is going to be like, but nothing can really prepare for how far this movie goes. It had a great concept that just messes with your head, I felt the script and acting sucked though. I saw this film up at Sundance and it was jacked up. The first poster for the Vincenzo Natali directed sci-fi horror film Splice has been unleashed and it introduces you to little baby Dren, which spelled backwards in Nerd. ![]()
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