Splice

    Splice
    2009

    Synopsis

    Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.

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    Cast

    • Adrien BrodyClive
    • Sarah PolleyElsa
    • Delphine ChanéacDren
    • David HewlettBarlow
    • Abigail ChuYoung Dren
    • Stephanie BairdElsa / PD
    • Brandon McGibbonGavin
    • Amanda BrugelMelinda Finch
    • Simona MăicănescuJoan Chorot

    Recommendations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      A cheeky, great-looking, thoughtfully loopy creature feature about the lure and dangers of cutting-edge gene splicing.
    • 91

      Tampa Bay Times

      It'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.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Writer/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.
    • 70

      Variety

      Vincenzo Natali's outlandish sci-fier sustains a grotesque and funny fascination throughout its slightly protracted runtime.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      Splice is a queerly funny movie, attuned to the absurd.
    • 67

      Austin Chronicle

      Splice 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).
    • 63

      ReelViews

      Splice 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.
    • 60

      Time Out

      If 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.

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