Scream Bloody Entertainment

She's Not Human ... Not Entirely.

the plot
Two young scientists go against their employer's wishes and begin splicing human DNA with animal genes, but the results backfire on them.

the good
- not the monster movie that everyone was expecting
- original premise
- solid acting from the leads
- some genuinely dsiturbing scenes
- great use of CGI
- good and well-paced story development

the bad
- again, not the monster movie that everyone was expecting
- the script feels weak at times
- the balls-to-the-wall climax doesn't fit in too well with the rest of the film
- could have ended on a better, more satisfying note
- the minimal cast of actors damage the end result

the ugly
- spliced creatures killing each other
- maiming of limbs
- one bestiality sex scene gone terribly wrong
- death of a cat
- impalement by tree branch
- death by toxic sting
- death by rock to the face

things I learned from watching this movie
- it has been oficially confirmed that men will bang anything that moves
- having sex in the same room with your half-animal half-human child is not a good idea
- being a scientist working for some company specialized in splicing DNA and creating new life forms will get you the shittiest car ever
- getting raped by a new life form will make you rich

summary
With Splice, Vincenzo Natali manages to deliver a truly interesting film that, even though not original by itself, does present quite a fresh approach to certain themes. It is not a perfect movie—not by the least—but the good amount of memorable and at times unsettling scenes paired with Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley's leading performances make it a ride worth taking. Splice is, more than anything, an experiment itself and, as expected, it sometimes goes wrong, it sometimes goes right.

horror meter: 3 zoophilic stars (out of 5)