Fresh
This Cronenbergian exploration of the perils of inter-species gene-splicing wrestles with some topical and disturbing ideas, but never quite pins them down.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Splice
She's not human...not entirely.
2010 · 1h 44m · R
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Vincenzo Natali
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Splice
Overview
Elsa and Clive, two rebellious young 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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[It's] witty, aware of its own craziness, and disarmingly insightful about the psychology of its characters.
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
Fresh
A good horror flick always does metaphoric battle with our interior demons, and Splice summons them in impressive numbers.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Daring, disturbing and deliciously twisted.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
What makes Splice morally compelling isn't the bioethics quandaries it raises so much as the way it delves into parenthood.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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