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.
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,
4 Jun 2010
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Daring, disturbing and deliciously twisted.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
4 Jun 2010
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A good horror flick always does metaphoric battle with our interior demons, and Splice summons them in impressive numbers.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
4 Jun 2010
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[It's] witty, aware of its own craziness, and disarmingly insightful about the psychology of its characters.
– A.O. Scott,
At the Movies,
7 Jun 2010
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This Cronenbergian exploration of the perils of inter-species gene-splicing wrestles with some topical and disturbing ideas, but never quite pins them down.