Splice

Released in 2009 Splice is a sci-fi/horror film, starring Adrian Brody. This wasn't one of Brody's best. The idea was interesting, Brody's character Clive and his partner Elsa are genetic engineers and want to achieve fame in creating new life. They attempt this by splicing together DNA of different animals to create some sort of hybrid that can be used for medical use. What they do achieve is a human hybrid that's life span is compressed into a matter of weeks or months...I failed to pay enough attention to hear how long...

Elsa treats their creation like a child whilst in the lab, unlike Clive who realises their creation, Dren, is becoming a worrying issue. This leads to Clive and Elsa taking precautions by taking Dren to their home and letting her live in the barn. I failed to take Dren seriously, as I felt Delphine Chaneac played the role too much like a curious chimp, with almost cartoon like expressions. Though the spike on the end of her tail created some cool, if not gruesome moments.

I felt that Brody was half hearted throughout. Almost like he was running his acting skills at only 50%, so his abilities weren't wasted on a mediocre film. I don't mind that I missed this at the cinema and can see why it only lasted about a week before disappearing from the big screen.

For fans of something a little bit sci-fi and a little bit weird.

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