![]() ![]() The script prepares us for her buried, disturbed psyche. ![]() I had some problems with the changes to Clive’s and Elsa’s. I can accept most of the changes to Dren’s personality as she develops. While the film’s premise addresses old themes of science adrift from morality and newer ones of science tied to corporate profit, the story emphasizes issues of parenting (seen here at its best and most familiar– and its very, very worst), loneliness, and human relationships. Rather, its thrills are of the creepier, more disturbing sort. Splice qualifies as SF/horror, yet it does not rely on excessive gore and shock. The writers have penned a very clever and witty script. Once the film exhaust the possibilities of this location, it relocates to a more traditional horror-movie setting. The modern version of the classic old mad scientist’s lab would be corporate-sponsored, well-funded, heavily-staffed, clean, and slick. Splice features strong acting from respected Canadian actors, a comparatively original twist on Frankenstein, and strong sense of setting. The first two-thirds of the film had me ready to pronounce it the best horror film of the year, and a likely candidate for Hugo Dramatic, Long Form. Written by Vincent Natali and Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug TaylorĬast Sarah Polley as Elsa Cast Adrien Brody as Clive Nicoli Delphine Chanéac as Dren Abigail Chu as Dren Various Effects as Dren Brandon McGibbon as Gavin Nicoli Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Joan Chorot David Hewlett as William Barlowįull Cast and Crew information is available at the imdb Premise:Ī pair of young scientists, working for a research company, create an original life-form, only to discover that Mary Shelley had a point regarding how such things turn out. Title: Splice Cast, Crew, and Other Info: It has strong acting, a clever script, a memorable, sympathetic monster, several truly disturbing scenes– and a rather unfortunate finale that undercuts the first two-thirds. This Canadian SF/horror would be the best of its cross-genre in this century. ![]()
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